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...
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...
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...
Object storage integrationSQL Server 2022 (16.x) introduces new object storage integration to the data platform, enabling you to integrate SQL Server with S3-compatible object storage, in addition to Azure Storage. The first isbackup to URLand the second is Data Lake Virtualization. ...
Object storage integrationSQL Server 2022 (16.x) introduces new object storage integration to the data platform, enabling you to integrate SQL Server with S3-compatible object storage, in addition to Azure Storage. The first isbackup to URLand the second is Data Lake Virtualization. ...
These are the areas in which the Database Engine has been enhanced. Topic Description Availability Enhancements (Database Engine) The availability of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 databases is improved by enhancements to database mirroring. Database mirroring enables the creation of hot standby servers tha...
SQL Server 2019 Analysis Services GA (Generally Available) Tabular model compatibility level This release introduces the 1500 compatibility level for tabular models. Query interleaving Query interleaving is a tabular mode system configuration that can improve user query response times in high-concurrency sc...
SQL Server 2019 Analysis Services GA (Generally Available) Tabular model compatibility level This release introduces the 1500 compatibility level for tabular models. Query interleaving Query interleaving is a tabular mode system configuration that can improve user query response times in high-concurrency sc...
Windows Server Failover Cluster performs several functions, including: Unified cluster management.The configuration of the cluster and service is stored on each node within the cluster. Changes to the configuration of the service or cluster are automatically sent to each node. This allows for a sing...
SQL Server NEWSEQUENTIALID to Generate GUID Let's look at another GUID function available in SQL Server – NEWSEQUENTIALID. This function creates a GUID that is greater than any GUID previously created by this function on the same machine since Windows started. This mechanism of generating continuous...