Query performanceOften the first step you take to improve your SQL Server query performance is to add indexes to tables. This is also usually true for...
Data change recordingSQL Server 2019 (15.x) provides two features that track changes to data in a database: change data capture and change tracking. These...
The backstage architectureMany recent sessions emphasize the role of Query Store. Today, I attended another session regarding Query Store. The topic of the session...
Stored procedure with OUTPUT and READONLYThere are three ways of returning data from a procedure to a calling program: result sets, output parameters, and return codes. This...
Natively compiled stored proceduresA memory-optimized table is a highly optimized data structure that SQL Server uses to store data completely in memory without paging to...
Where the polls went wrongClick the above picture to listen THE national presidential polls were actually not too far off. RealClearPolitics, a polling aggregator,...