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The New CU Schedule

Posted on October 3, 2017 by way0utwest

Is my math right? The new CU servicing schedule for SQL Server 2017 is: 1 CU per month for the first year 1 CU per quarter through mainstream support (5 years) That means by my count, we get this: WITH … Continue reading →

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We Have a Date

Posted on September 28, 2017 by way0utwest

For nearly half of my life, I’ve looked forward to new versions of SQL Server. At first I was just hoping to see SQL Server run on a stable OS, as the OS/2 1v.3 was my original installation. That system … Continue reading →

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Oct 2, 2017 is the GA date for SQL Server 2017

Posted on September 25, 2017 by way0utwest

Announced today at Microsoft Ignite, the general availability date is Oct 2, for Windows, Linux, and Docker. Time to get ready to upgrade.

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A SQL Server Bug and Data Security

Posted on September 23, 2017 by way0utwest

This week I saw a post from Microsoft Tiger Team on the issues with backup compression and TDE databases. Apparently when they added compression, they didn’t test a few edge cases. Or a few regular cases, like WITH INIT. There … Continue reading →

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