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SQL Server 2014: buffer pool extension & corruption

I had the opportunity to attend Paul Randal’s session on advanced data recovery techniques at the Pass Summit. During this session one attendee asked Paul if a page that has just been corrupted can remain in the buffer pool extension (BPE). As you probably know, BPE only deals with clean pages. Paul hesitated a lot and asked us to test… 

SQL Server 2014: Buffer pool extension – an interesting new feature

Buffer pool extension (aka BPE) is an interesting feature of SQL Server 2014. Database administrators already know that memory is one of the key assets available for SQL Server. This is especially true for buffer pool memory, which plays an important role in storing data page and reducing the I/O demand. Nowadays, even if the memory has become cheaper, we…