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SOS_WORK_DISPATCHER

Joe Obbish digs into a new wait type in SQL Server 2019:

Upon upgrading to SQL Server 2019 CTP2, you may see the new SOS_WORK_DISPATCHER wait type at the top of the list:

The above screenshot is server level wait stats from my four core desktop after SQL Server was running for a few hours. SQL Server wasn’t really doing much since start up, so it felt unlikely that this wait was a sign of a problem. However, I was curious about what this wait type meant and wanted to know more.

Click through for Joe’s findings and what you should do with this wait type.