SQL Server 2016

SQL Server 2016: Always Encrypted

One of the top new features of SQL Server 2016 is the Always Encrypted functionality. Always Encrypted provides that data, store in a database, remains encrypted the all times there are in the database. There is a complete separation between(…)

SQL Server 2016 AlwaysOn: distributed availability groups

This time, I will talk about distributed availability groups. What’s that? In short, a group of availability groups. Sounds good right? But in which cases may we need such architecture? Firstly, let’s say that(…)

SQL Server 2016 AlwaysOn: Add DBs in AGs with direct seeding

In this blog I would like to talk about two new features shipped with SQL Server 2016 for AlwaysOn availability groups. The first one concerns the new direct seeding capability and the seconde one introduces distributed availability groups(…)

SQL Server 2016: RTM first installation

I was very surprise with this new version of SQL Server and his installation. The first point is that we don’t need any more to install the framework .Net 3.51 manually… The second main point is the configuration of TempDB(…)

SQL Server 2016 is available on msdn

Breaking news lady and gentlemen. In case you missed it, SQL Server 2016 is live from MSDN subscription. As a reminder, this version offers a lot of very interesting new features and enhancements. Here a(…)

SQL Server 2016: new tools management strategy

A lot of customer’s feedbacks are about difficulties to find easily SQL Server tools. Now, it is easier… 😉 A unified web page for SQL Server Tools The first good news is that Microsoft unified and gathered these tools(…)

SQL Server 2016: Extended Events are more powerful as Trace Flag for Backups and Restores

Before SQL Server 2016, we use Trace Flag to display information about backup and restore operations like the 3004, 3014, 3213 or 3604. Here a link to the MSDN with a great(…)

SQL Server: Now Cumulative Updates (CU) need to be install!

 Since this year, Microsoft recommends to install Cumulative Updates (CU) like Service Packs (SP) In the past, Microsoft always recommended to apply the Service Packs and security fixes for SQL Server. Cumulative Updates were applied only if(…)

SQL Server 2016: Microsoft R Server

In my last article, I wrote about the R Services into SQL Server. Now, Microsoft provides an open source R platform to complete this new SQL Server integrated feature in 2016.

SQL Server 2016: R Services

I was during a long time captivated by the R programming language. I’m happy to see that SQL Server 2016 provides now a SQL Server R Services. This service enables SQL Server to execute R scripts. The first(…)