Virtual log file growth In previous versions of SQL Server, if the next growth is more than 1/8 of the current log size, and the growth is less than 64 MB, four VLFs were created. In SQL Server 2022 (16.x), this behavior is slightly different. Only one VLF is created if the grow...
Always Encrypted:When enabled, only the application that has the encryption key can access the encrypted sensitive data in the SQL Server 2016 database. The key is never passed to SQL Server. Dynamic Data Masking:If specified in the table definition, masked data is hidden from most users, and...
This table provides links to fundamental concepts in SQL Server and Azure SQL. Connect to SQL Server Azure integration Although SQL Server is a standalone product, which can be installed on computers running Windows and Linux operating systems, you can integrate your SQL Server instances with sever...
(15.x) introduces a new feature that is part of theIn-Memory Databasefeature family, Memory-optimized TempDB metadata, which effectively removes this bottleneck and unlocks a new level of scalability fortempdbheavy workloads. In SQL Server 2019 (15.x), the system tables involved in managing ...
In SQL Server 2022 (16.x), this behavior is slightly different. Only one VLF is created if the growth is less than or equal to 64 MB and more than 1/8 of the current log size. For more information on VLF growth, see Virtual Log Files (VLFs). Thread management - ParallelRedoThread...
Rowset functions Return an object that can be used like table references in a SQL statement. Scalar functions Operate on a single value and then return a single value. Scalar functions can be used wherever an expression is valid. Categories of scalar functions Expand table Function categoryDescr...
Applies to: SQL Server 2016 (13.x) Reporting Services and later ❌ Power BI Report ServerLearn about what's new in the different versions of SQL Server Reporting Services. This article covers the major feature areas and is updated as new items are released....
Applies to: SQL Server 2016 (13.x) Reporting Services and later ❌ Power BI Report ServerLearn about what's new in the different versions of SQL Server Reporting Services. This article covers the major feature areas and is updated as new items are released....
It seems that in SQL Server 2016 this difference is not reproducible. Is there something else this feature affects - maybe I am not testing for the right thing but the queries are comparable to that in the demo. This is the script I have used to test: -- MAXDOP is...
This is the second post in a series discussing changes between SSMS 18.12.1 and SSMS 19, and new functionality in SSMS 19.1. You can view the first post covering Microsoft.Data.Sqlclient and MSAL he... has traditionally been tied to the SQL Server build ...