Developing SQL Databases — Question 131

Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in the series contains a unique solution. Determine whether the solution meets the stated goals.
You are developing a new application that uses a stored procedure. The stored procedure inserts thousands of records as a single batch into the Employees table.
Users report that the application response time has worsened since the stored procedure was updated. You examine disk-related performance counters for the
Microsoft SQL Server instance and observe several high values that include a disk performance issue. You examine wait statistics and observe an unusually high
WRITELOG value.
You need to improve the application response time.
Solution: You update the application to use implicit transactions when connecting to the database.
Does the solution meet the goal?

Answer options

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The solution does not meet the goal because using implicit transactions can increase the overhead on the database, which may further degrade performance in high-volume insert scenarios. Instead, optimizing the batch insert process or adjusting transaction management could yield better results in addressing the WRITELOG wait times and improving response time.