The Guru's Guide to SQL Server Architecture and Internals helps SQL Server power users manage their complex enterprise systems. This valuable reference manual goes far beyond the product's base ...

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In a move to speed online transaction processing (OLTP), Microsoft is adding in-memory capabilities into its SQL Server relational database management system. The next version of SQL Server will ...

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New in-memory online transaction processing (OLTP) improvements highlight the new features in the latest Community Technology Preview (CTP) of SQL Server 2016, the flagship RDBMS from Microsoft. SQL ...

Just a few months after launching SQL Server 2012, Microsoft is starting to peel back the covers on what's coming in the next version of its database. And while the Softies aren't sharing a due date, ...