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SQL Server: Why we should avoid the NOLOCK table hint in DELETE/UPDATE queries

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12 Sep 2012CPOL1 min read 25.2K   2  
Why we should avoid the NOLOCK table Hint in DELETE/UPDATE queries.

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Aasim Abdullah is working as SQL Server DBA with CureMD (www.curemd.com) based in NY, USA. He has been working with SQL Server since 2007 (Version 2005) and has used it in many projects as a developer, administrator, database designer. Aasim's primary interest is SQL Server performance tuning. If he finds the time, he like to sketch faces with graphite pencils.

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