Tag Archives: sql server

My Connect Items – Won’t Fix

Posted on March 17, 2011 by way0utwest

There’s been some work to close out items in Connect that aren’t going to be fixed. I don’t know exactly if these are items that aren’t good ideas, are dropped because of a lack of resources, or because no one … Continue reading →

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NoSQL is Not the Answer

Posted on March 14, 2011 by way0utwest

There’s a lot of talk and press around NoSQL databases, which are a class of systems that are different from relational databases (RDBMS). Most of us are familiar with the competitive RDBMS’s to SQL Server; systems like Oracle, DB/2, MySQL, … Continue reading →

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An Overview of SQL Server AlwaysOn

Posted on March 8, 2011 by way0utwest

One of the changes coming in SQL Server v11 (not sure what the name will actually be), also known as “Denali”, is the addition of more High Availability/Disaster Recovery Options. When I first heard about this, I was excited, but … Continue reading →

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Avoiding Logging

Posted on March 8, 2011 by way0utwest

As I have been studying more about SQL Server internals this year, one of the myths that keeps being debunked is the idea there are operations in SQL Server that are not logged. That’s not true as everything you do … Continue reading →

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