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In-memory tables in 60 seconds

As a SQL Server DBA or developer here is what you should know about memory-optimized tables (in-memory tables):

Introduced in SQL Server 2014
Primary store is main memory, second copy maintained on...

2016-10-13

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Temporal Tables in 60 seconds

If you've ever designed a database you've most certainly run into the need for what we called history tables, those tables that stored the history of row changes (sometimes...

2016-10-11

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Synchronizing NOT NULL Columns

Applies to: xSQL Schema Compare v7.0.0 – v 9.0.0, xSQL Data
Compare v7.0.0 – v9.0.0

Description: Using
xSQL Schema Compare and xSQL Data Compare to keep the tables of two databases
in sync...

2016-10-06

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Expanding into Print

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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem

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The String Distance I

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The String Distance I

In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:

SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
Assume preview features are enabled.

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