Tag Archives: sql server

Transactionally Consistent

Posted on November 6, 2013 by way0utwest

What does this mean? I had someone ask me in a session recently, and I think I have a good explanation, but I thought this was worth a blog. Transactionally Consistent means that there is a snapshot of the database … Continue reading →

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Project Hekaton

Posted on November 6, 2013 by way0utwest

If you haven’t heard about Hekaton by now, you should think about reading up on it. There’s some information from TechNet, a keynote video, and more. Despite the ranting from Oracle’s Bob Evans in 2012 that this was “vaporware”, it’s coming in SQL Server … Continue reading →

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Risky Backups

Posted on October 30, 2013 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on Jan 13, 2009. It is being re-run as Steve is away at the SQL Intersection conference. The other day I was working in the forums at SQLServerCentral and saw a question about someone doing backups and … Continue reading →

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SQL Server Knockoffs

Posted on October 29, 2013 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on Mar 17, 2009. It is being re-run as Steve is away at the SQL Intersection conference. I thought this was an interesting post from John Dvorak on the Microsoft business model. I’m not sure it’s the end … Continue reading →

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