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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. SQL Server 2016 is designed to detect non-volatile storage devices.

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SQL Server on Linux: ELF and PE Images Just Work

SQL Server According to Bob

By March of 2016 Slava had convinced me to join the team. Several of the recent posts highlight the design: [link]. Without going into details, you boot your laptop or server and don’t give a thought about the binary format(s) of the operation system. The same thing happens for Linux and other operating systems.

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