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How It Works (It Just Runs Faster): Non-Volatile Memory SQL Server Tail Of Log Caching on NVDIMM

SQL Server According to Bob

Note: We received feedback that there was some confusion on us calling this functionality “tail of the log caching” because our documentation and prior history has referred to the tail of the log as the portion of the hardened log that has not been backed up. Tail Of Log Caching. Announcement and Syntax Example: [link]. .

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MariaDB vs MySQL: Key Differences and Use Cases

Percona

It supports multiple operating systems and platforms, making it an ideal choice for various applications. Cross-platform compatibility makes MySQL compatible with various operating systems, including Linux, Windows, macOS, and more. GA 23 February 2016 5.7.10-3 What is MySQL? GA 28 April 2011 5.5.11-20.2

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How Improving Website Performance Can Help Save The Planet

Smashing Magazine

For the more adventurous/technical, the top (table of processes) command provides similar metrics on most Unix-like operating systems such as macOS and Ubuntu. In 2016, O’Reilly published “ Designing For Sustainability ” by Tim Frick. A particular favorite in the WordPress space is WP Super Cache.

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SQL Server On Linux: Forced Unit Access (Fua) Internals

SQL Server According to Bob

Device level flushing may have an impact on your I/O caching, read ahead or other behaviors of the storage system. The “forced flush” changes in SQL Server avoid flushes, when possible, in order to improve performance on non-optimized Fua file systems. Linux open command flag used to bypass file system cache.

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Common SQL Server Mishaps

SQL Performance

Prior to SQL Server 2012, the maximum server memory value only applied to the bufferpool, so customers needed to limit the amount of memory the bufferpool could use to save memory for the operating system and other processes. Beginning with SQL Server 2016, you can now specify similar logic based on fragmentation levels.

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The Surprising Effectiveness of Non-Overlapping, Sensitivity-Based Performance Models

John McCalpin

This was a keynote presentation at the “2nd International Workshop on Performance Modeling: Methods and Applications” (PMMA16), June 23, 2016, Frankfurt, Germany (in conjunction with ISC16 ). This includes all architectures, all compilers, all operating systems, and all system configurations.