Just a few months after launching SQL Server 2012, Microsoft is starting to peel back the covers on what's coming in the next version of its database. And while the Softies aren't sharing a due date, ...

Knowing exactly what in-memory OLTP tables are used for will help you make the most of one of SQL Server's newest features. While in-memory online transaction processing (OLTP) tables may sound like a ...

Yesterday, Microsoft's Dave Campbell, a Technical Fellow on the SQL Server team, posted to the SQL Server team blog on the subject of in-memory database technology. Mary Jo Foley, our "All About ...

I've said it before and I'll say it again: If you want to speed up your application, don't look at your code, look at your data access. The two slowest things you can do in application development are ...

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It's time to replace a SQL server, the lease is up soon. The databases are around 3-4 GB currently, just barely fitting in RAM on the current server. If I am planning on getting a server with plenty ...