SQL SERVER – Video Introduction to Delayed Durability – SQL in Sixty Seconds #074

Earlier I wrote blog post based on my latest Pluralsight course on learning SQL Server 2014. SQL Server 2014 has introduced many new features and one of performance is Delayed Transaction Durability. This concept is indeed very interesting. To explain this feature in detail, we will require to understand what…
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SQL SERVER – Backing Up and Recovering the Tail End of a Transaction Log – Notes from the Field #042

[Notes from Pinal]: The biggest challenge which people face is not taking backup, but the biggest challenge is to restore a backup successfully. I have seen so many different examples where users have failed to restore their database because they made some mistake while they take backup and were not…
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SQL SERVER – Cardinality Estimation and Performance – SQL in Sixty Seconds #072

Yesterday I wrote blog post based on my latest Pluralsight course on learning SQL Server 2014. I discussed newly introduced cardinality estimation in SQL Server 2014 and how it improves the performance of the query. The cardinality estimation logic is responsible for quality of query plans and majorly responsible for improving…
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