SQL Server 2014

dbi services wishes you a Merry Christmas with this SQL Server script

The end of the year approachs and soon it will be time to celebrate Christmas with your family and friends. At dbi services, we wish you a merry christmas via SQL Server with the following script, to execute in your(…)

How to store SQL Server data files in Azure Storage

A new functionality, introduced with SQL Server 2014, enables to store data files from a SQL Server database in Windows Azure Storage. In this posting, I will show how it works.   Accessing Azure Storage The(…)

SQL Server 2014 : sortie du livre “Développer et administrer pour la performance”

Un billet en cette fin d’année qui approche à grand pas pour vous annoncer la sortie prochaine (fin décembre 2014) du livre SQL Server 2014 : Développer et administrer pour la performance en français et(…)

SQL Server tips: how to list orphaned logins

I read a lot of about orphaned database users in SQL Server, but I have almost never read about orphaned logins. Many of my customers migrate or remove databases in SQL Server. They forget – not every time but(…)

Journées SQL Server 2014: il n’est pas trop tard pour vous inscrire

Le plus grand événement français va bientôt avoir lieu (1 et 2 décembre) à Paris et il vous reste  encore une semaine pour vous y inscrire! Pensez également à commander votre lunch(…)

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(…)

SQL Server 2014 Tips: Create indexes directly via CREATE TABLE

This week, I discovered a new enhancement which is not hidden but not really visible in SQL Server 2014. Among Hekaton and other new features in SQL Server 2014, a little option appears in table creation.8-O On the(…)

SQL Server 2014: classic commit vs commit with delayed durability & I/Os

When you learn about SQL Server, you will often hear that a commit transaction is a synchronous operation and that you can trust it. In this blog post, I will provide some details about what we mean by synchronous(…)

Deploying a SQL Server database to Azure

Deploying an SQL Server database to a Windows Azure virtual machine is a feature introduced with SQL Server 2014. It can be useful for an organization  that wants to reduce its infrastucture management, simplify the deployment, or have a(…)

SQL Server 2014: DBCC CHECKDB and ReFS support

Have you noticed an interesting behavior with SQL Server 2014 when you are running a dbcc checkdb command? If not, you should have a look at this blog post. I discovered it completely by accident during some tests. If(…)