Understanding Tempdb

Tempdb in SQL Server is a key part of the platform. It serves as a system database for temporary user objects, internal objects, and version stores.

However, tempdb also has a significant impact on the overall performance of your SQL Server instance, so understanding the inner workings of tempdb is beneficial for any DBA. Optimizing tempdb’s configuration and monitoring its usage are essential for maintaining optimal performance in SQL Server environments.

Dig deeper with SQL Solutions Group Senior Consultant Scott Klein in this webinar. Learn more about this crucial component of SQL Server.


About Scott Klein
Scott lives and breathes data and cloud. He has over 20 years of practical and hands-on experience with SQL Server, and has spent nearly the last 10 years at Microsoft, traveling the globe teaching and training on Microsoft’s cloud data platform. He is a prolific author, having written over ½ dozen books on the topic of data, had has contributed to many others. Before joining Microsoft, Scott was one of the first ever SQL Azure MVPs. Scott is continuously striving for ways to help companies grok the wonderful world of data, both on-premises and the cloud.