SQL Server According to Bob

JUNE 27, 2016

Before joining Microsoft in 1994 I worked at State Farm Insurance and spent several years in a testing group and later joined a team developing applications against SQL Server for OS/2. Then I cranked up the tests to high stress levels and they passed. That is exactly what I started doing in Mar 2016.

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SQL Server According to Bob

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Testing shows that by using the Fua bit with the data, write request can reduce the I/O traffic by ~50% for a SQL Server, write-intensive workload. During my investigation, I traced, tested, reviewed, and instrumented the Linux kernel to understand the SQL Server I/O durability needs and associated impacts. Starting with the Linux 4.18

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SQL Server According to Bob

JANUARY 28, 2018

There is a technique that can be used with SQL Server (Windows, Azure or Linux) to support some DTC capabilities. Note: SQL Server Azure does not support DTC. However, this technique can be used with SQL Server Azure as well. This means there are no DTC components available for SQL Server 2017 on Linux. Helpful References.

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