SQL SERVER – What is Hekaton? – Simple Words Explanation

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Readers of this blog will know that I recently attended SQL Server (PASS) Summit 2012. There were, of course, a lot of fascinating subjects and people, but let me talk about one of my favorites right now. Ted Kummert, corporate vice president of the Data Platform group at Microsoft, announced that the new version of SQL Server will include a feature called “Hekaton.” Hekaton is Greek for “hundreds,” and it was given this name for its ability to speed up database function 100x (possibly). It certainly increases application speed by 10x and nearly 50x for new, optimized applications.

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SQL SERVER – Log File Very Large, TempDB and More – Memory Lane #008

This is the 8th episode of the weekly series of memory lane. Here is the list of selected articles of SQLAuthority.com across all these years. Instead of just listing all the articles I have selected a few of my most favorite articles and have listed them here with additional notes below it. My favorite articles this time are about the solution when the log file very large as well as T-SQL script to find details about TempDB. Let me know which one of the following is your favorite article from memory lane.

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SQL SERVER – Difference Between CURRENT_TIMESTAMP and GETDATE() – CURRENT_TIMESTAMP Equivalent in SQL Server

A common question – I often get from Oracle/MySQL Professionals: “What is the Equivalent to CURRENT_TIMESTAMP in SQL Server?” Here is a common question I often get from SQL Server Professionals: “What are differences between Difference Between CURRENT_TIMESTAMP and GETDATE ()?” Very simple question but have showed up so frequently that I…
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SQL SERVER – Select and Delete Duplicate Records – SQL in Sixty Seconds #036 – Video

Developers often face situations when they find their column have duplicate records and they want to delete it. A good developer will never delete any data without observing it and making sure that what is being deleted is the absolutely fine to delete. Before deleting duplicate data, one should select…
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