SQL Server 2014

SQL Server 2014: Deleting files of a hekaton table

A recurrent question I have often heard about Hekaton objects is the following: Is an accidental deletion of the compilation files of a hekaton table on the file system irreversible and could this compromise the execution of SQL Server?(…)

SQL Server 2014 : SELECT ALL USERS SECURABLES & DB admins

Microsoft will introduce four new security permissions in SQL Server 2014. One of them called SELECT ALL USERS SECURABLES is the subject of this post.  As explained by Microsoft SQL Server 2014 will allow a database administrator to manage(…)

SQL Server 2014: Hekaton memory optimized tables, hash indexes, and bucket counts

For my first blog post at dbi services, I think it could be a good opportunity to begin by discussing around SQL Server 2014, Hekaton memory optimized tables, and hash indexes. When you create a memory optimized table you(…)

Delayed Transaction Durability: A new feature in SQL Server 2014 CTP2

Delayed Transaction Durability is a new SQL Server 2014 feature that was not included in SQl Server 2014 CTP1 but discreetly published in CTP2. It is a very interesting functionality that helps reducing the IO contention for transaction log(…)

SQL Server 2014: Readable Secondary with In-Memory objects

In-Memory OLTP is one of the best new functionalities of SQL Server 2014 as it was the case with AlwaysOn and SQL Server 2012. In-Memory OLTP is fully integrated with AlwaysOn and also with AlwaysOn Availability Group. During my(…)

SQL Server 2014: Rebuilding Clustered Columnstore Indexes

I was surprised that you have to rebuild indexes that are stored In Memory. My previous posting “SQL Server 2014 – New Features: xVelocity memory optimized columnstore index” explains all processes connected with columnstore indexes. In this article, I(…)

With Power Query, converting an internet table to Excel is an easy job!

While exploring SQL Server 2014, I was surprised by the powerful Power Query feature. In the recent past, converting an internet table to Excel was a nasty work leading to format problems, implicit conversions, etc. With Power Query, importing(…)

SQL Server 2014 – New Features: xVelocity memory optimized columnstore index

Some customers or colleagues recently asked me about the SQL Server concept xVelocity and in particular the SQL Server 2014 feature new xVelocity memory optimized columnstore index. So I decided to write a few words on the dbi services(…)

SQL Server 2014: An overview of the New Features

The Microsoft Techdays 2013 took place on 12-13 November at the Congress Center in Basel and on 18-19 November at the Beaulieu Congress Center in Lausanne. With more than 400 participants in Lausanne and around 1’000 participants in Basel,(…)

SQL Server 2014 CTP2: In-Memory Advisor for Tables and Stored Procedures

One of the best new functionalities of Microsoft SQL Server 2014 is the In-Memory part, which gives you the possibility to load tables and also Stored Procedures in-memory for a very fast response time. The Community Technology Preview 2(…)