SQL Server

SQL Server 2016: new T-SQL commands COMPRESS and DECOMPRESS

In live from the JSS2015 (Journée SQL Server 2015) in Paris, we saw that the CTP3.1 has been available in the night of these 2 days. One new feature available for this release in the T-SQL(…)

SQL Server Extended Event: Eine Deadlock-Event aus der “system_health” Überwachung

Wie Sie vielleicht wissen, gibt es eine Überwachung über Extended Events: system_health. Kürzlich fragt mich ein Kunde an, um ein zufälliges Deadlock-Problem zu analysieren...

SQL Server 2016 CTP3.0: Stretch Database enhancements

Some months ago, my colleague Nathan explained you the bases of the new Stretch Database functionality via two blogs here and here. With the new SQL Server 2016 CTP 3.0, Stretch Database now includes new features and(…)

Journées SQL Server (JSS) 2015 à Paris – Sessions & Sponsoring

Faisant suite à la première annonce de David Barbarin sur les journées SQL Server du 30 novembre et 1er décembre, j’ai le plaisirs de vous inviter à venir nous voir également(…)

SQL Server 2016: IF EXISTS is included in the DROP command

With SQL Server 2016, I’m nicely surprised by the addition of IF EXISTS directly in the T-SQL command DROP. Before this new option, all queries are written with IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys….) DROP object. I have quickly tested(…)

SQL Server Collation for System Center Products

A customer asks me, what is the collation for System Center products? Do we have a general collation for all products? And what is the BP for Tempdb? And how work the licencing for SQL Server in(…)

SQL Server 2016: JSON support updated with SQL Server 2016 CTP 3.0!

For last week, the SQL Server 2016 Community Technology Preview 3.0 has been available with a lot of enhancements on new features. All info about CTP3 are on SQL Server Blog here. I(…)

SQL Server 2016 – Security: Dynamic Data Masking – Other Data Types

This blog is a part of the series "SQL Server 2016 - Security: Dynamic Data Masking". I remember you my different logins used to connect to AdventureWorks: sql login u1(…)

SQL Server 2016 – Security: Dynamic Data masking – String Data Types

This blog is a part of the series "SQL Server 2016 - Security: Dynamic Data Masking". I remember you my different logins used to connect to AdventureWorks: sql login(…)

SQL Server 2016 – Security: Dynamic Data masking – Numeric Data Types

This blog is a part of the series "SQL Server 2016 - Security: Dynamic Data masking". I remember you my different logins used to connect to AdventureWorks: sql login u1(…)