In SQL Server 2014 Microsoft has introduced a new database engine component called In-Memory OLTP aka project “Hekaton” which is fully integrated into the SQL Server Database Engine. It is optimized for OLTP workloads accessing memory resident data. In-memory OLTP helps us create memory optimized tables which in turn offer significant performance improvement for our typical OLTP workload.
SQL SERVER – Activity Monitor to Identify Blocking – Find Expensive Queries
Recently when I was busy working on my next course for Pluralsight, one of my friend pinged me for some help over messenger. And the conversation went on a different spin, here is a gist of what we talked and I felt this was worth a share – Me: Hi…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – In-Memory Databases and Caching Wars
The In-Memory Database and In-Memory Caching market is heating up and we (the users) are the real winners. Exciting!!!
SQL SERVER – Keeping MSDB System Database Lean and Fit – Notes from the Field #033
[Notes from Pinal]: I am working with SQL Server for almost 10 years. I have seen the most ignored databases on any database server is system database. We hardly pay attention to them. Just for the sake of it – try to run queries in your master database and see…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – SQL Server High Availability Options – Notes from the Field #032
[Notes from Pinal]: When it is about High Availability or Disaster Recovery, I often see people getting confused. There are so many options available that when the user has to select what is the most optimal solution for their organization they are often confused. Most of the people even know…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Iridium I/O – SQL Server Deduplication that Shrinks Databases and Improves Performance
Database performance is a common problem for SQL Server DBA’s. It seems like we spend more time on performance than just about anything else. In many cases, we use scripts or tools that point out performance bottlenecks but we don’t have any way to fix them. For example, what do…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Faster SQL Server Databases and Applications – Power and Control with SafePeak Caching Options
Update: This blog post is written based on the SafePeak, which is available for free download. Today, I’d like to examine more closely one of my preferred technologies for accelerating SQL Server databases, SafePeak. Safepeak’s software provides a variety of advanced data caching options, techniques and tools to accelerate the…
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