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New Metadata-Only Column Changes in SQL Server 2016

SQL Performance

Ultimately, tables are stored as a sequence of bytes with some metadata elsewhere in the system to describe what each of those bytes mean, and how they relate to each of the table's various columns. It requires only a few changes to system tables, and a minimal amount of logging. Improvements in SQL Server 2016. Test2 ; GO.

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SQL 2016 – It Just Runs Faster: DBCC Scales 7x Better

SQL Server According to Bob

SQL Server 2016 changes the internal design to (CheckScanner), applying no lock semantics and a design similar to those used with In-Memory Optimized (Hekaton) objects, allowing DBCC operations to scale far better than previous releases. The following chart shows the same 1TB database testing. SQL Server 2016. or newer release.

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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

SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 1 (all SKUs) , in combination with Windows Server 2016 (All SKUs) or Windows 10 Client introduces non-volatile memory support for the tail of the log file (LDF) which can significantly increase transaction throughput. Create / Alter Database … LOG ON. Tail Of Log Caching.

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How It Works: SQL Server DTC (MSDTC and XA Transactions)

SQL Server According to Bob

Resource Manager – Database, File System, with ACID capabilities. The APP begins an XA or MSDTC transaction and enlists all the other end-points it requires in the transaction (File System, Oracle, PostreSQL, DB2, …) These end-points all become part of the distributed transaction and are controlled under the 2-phase protocol.

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

SQL Server According to Bob

Durability: “In database systems , durability is the ACID property which guarantees transactions that have committed will survive permanently. For example, if a flight booking reports that a seat has successfully been booked, then the seat will remain booked even if the system crashes.” – [link]. The Back Story.

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