Using Sequences in SQL Server “Denali”
Over the years, SQL Server developers have become more and more inventive at generating sequential ranges of numbers. The identity column works fine for a single table or view, however when you want a...
View ArticleSQL Server “Denali” Integration Services – Projects and Parameters
Some previous posts in this blog have discussed new features in the SQL Server “Denali” database engine. For this post however, I want to focus on some of the key enhancements in SQL Server “Denali”...
View ArticleSQL Server Denali – Query Acceleration for Data Warehouses with ColumnStore...
ColumnStore indexes are a new feature of SQL Server Denali that boost query performance in data warehouses. Although this feature is not a part of the latest CTP release, it is a significant...
View ArticleStep by Step Guide to Setting up HADR in SQL Server Denali
Following on from my previous post, I wanted to try out the HADR functionality in SQL Server “Denali” CTP1. To test the solution, I wanted to run SQL Server HADR in a virtual machine environment, with...
View ArticleSQL Server “Denali” HADR
Continuing with the SQL Server Denali blogs , I thought I’d take a look at the new high availability disaster recover, or HADR, functionality. With SQL Server 2005, Microsoft introduced Database...
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