http://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/2977/demonstrations-of-transaction-isolation-levels-in-sql-server/?utm_source=dailynewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline&utm_campaign=20130826 Demonstrations of Transaction Isolation Levels in SQL Server By: Derek Colley | Read Comments (5) | Related Tips: More > Locking and Blocking Free SQL Server Learning: You Inherited a Database, Now What? Problem You are looking at ways of ensuring atomicity and consistency in your database by ensuring transactional integrity. You may want to avoid locks, or ensure problems such as lost updates or dirty reads cannot occur, or otherwise ensure the quality of your data. Transactional isolation is a narrow but somewhat complex subject that might be ideal for your needs. Solution This article will cover the five transaction isolation settings - READ UNCOMMITTED, READ COMMITTED (lock...