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Standards for SQL Server Configuration and Maintenance

Standardization of common SQL Server maintenance tasks is a crucial aspect of efficient management of a MS SQL environment.

Hekaton Helps Build Faster Databases In 3 Ways (Part 3)

One nifty thing about Hekaton in SQL2014 is its seamless integration into the existing SQL Server product.

Hekaton Helps Build Faster Databases In 3 Ways (Part 2)

Think back to a time before Google, Wikipedia, and the internet -a time even before computers- and imagine a library.

Hortonworks Data Platform for Windows Bridges Hadoop, Windows

The Hortonworks Data Platform for Windows — commonly known as HDP for Windows — was created by Hortonworks and Microsoft.

Hekaton Helps Build Faster Databases In 3 Ways (Part 1)

In SQL Server 2014 Microsoft introduces In-Memory-OLTP, also known as Hekaton.

Extending the Buffer Pool in SQL Server 2014 Increases Performance

One means of increasing your database’s performance is integrating high-speed solid-state drives with the data buffer pool extension found in Microsoft SQL Server 2014.

Max Server Memory and the 300 Second Rule

Up until recently the commonly understood and accepted ideal number for page-life-expectancy (PLE) for a SQL Server instance was 300 seconds (5 minutes) or greater.