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FILESTREAM Configuration and Setup Changes in SQL Server 2008 February CTP
FILESTREAM is disabled by default in SQL2008. Before you can start to use FILESTREAM, you must enable FILESTREAM on the instance of the SQL Server Database Engine. Enabling/configuring FILESTREAM is a...
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Enabling FILESTREAM post SQL2008 Setup - a Known Issue in SQL Config Manager
In SQL Server 2008 Feb CTP, there is a bug in the WMI provider for FILESTREAM, inside SQL Configuration Manager (select instance, r-click properties and go to FILESTREAM tab). This bug causes the...
View ArticleLoading line-delimited JSON files in SQL Server 2016
Loading Line-Delimited JSON files in SQL Server One of the problem with JSON is the fact that you cannot continuously append JSON messages. If you want to have valid array of JSON objects you will need...
View ArticleMoving data from relational to JSON columns and vice versa
Moving data from relational to JSON columns and vice versa Unlike other pure relational or pure NoSQL databases, Sql Server do not forces you to store data in relational or JSON format. You can choose...
View ArticleLoading JSON files from Azure File Storage
Azure File Storage supports SMB protocol, so you can map your local virtual drive to the Azure File storage share using the following procedure: Create file storage account (e.g. mystorage), file share...
View ArticleGenerate stored procedure that imports array of JSON object in table
OPENJSON function enables you to easily write simple statement that loads array of JSON objects in table. Example is: INSERT INTO dbo.People(Name, Surname) SELECT Name, Surname FROM OPENJSON (@json)...
View ArticleWhat’s new for In-Memory OLTP in SQL Server 2016 since CTP3
SQL Server 2016 is making a lot of enhancements to In-Memory OLTP to make it easier to use and perform even better. In a previous post I listed all the new features that had been included in SQL Server...
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A Technical Case Study: High Speed IoT Data Ingestion Using In-Memory OLTP in...
In this post we look at a customer case study of an Internet of Things (IoT) scenario, where large amount of device data is ingested into an Azure SQL Database. Because the data lives in a SQL...
View ArticleJSON is available in Azure SQL Database
JSON functionalities that are added in SQL Server 2016 are also available in Azure SQL Database see Public preview: JSON in Azure SQL Database. All functionalities that you can use in SQL Server 2016...
View ArticleIncreased nonclustered index key size with SQL Server 2016
SQL Server 2016 and Azure SQL Database have increased the maximum size for index keys with nonclustered indexes. The new maximum key size for nonclustered indexes is 1700 bytes. The maximum key size...
View ArticleUsing DB Compatibility Level 130 with Old CE in SQL Server 2016
In SQL Server 2014 we introduced a revamped Cardinality Estimator (CE), which we further improved in SQL Server 2016 and Azure SQL Database. With the new CE most workloads are seeing better query plans...
View ArticleDatabase Scoped Configuration
This release now supports a new database level object holding optional configuration values to control the performance and behavior of the application at the database level. This support is available...
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Improved Query Performance with Compatibility Level 130 in Azure SQL Database
Improved Query Performance with Compatibility Level 130 in Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Database is running transparently hundreds of thousands of databases at many different Compatibility Levels,...
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Query Optimizer Additions in SQL Server 2016
In SQL Server 2016 we have introduced a number of new Query Optimizer improvements. This article summarizes some them and explains you can leverage the benefits of the new enhancements. Expect deep...
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In-Memory OLTP Performance Demo Available for Download
In-Memory OLTP is a performance feature available in SQL Server (since 2014) and Azure SQL Database (currently in preview). With the memory-optimized tables, memory-optimized table types, and natively...
View ArticleEncapsulate JSON parsing with inline table value functions
If you are storing JSON fields in SQL Server 2016 or Azure SQL Database, you would probably need to use OPENJSON to parse JSON and extract fields. As an example, in new SQL Server 2016...
View ArticleHandling inheritance with JSON
JSON in SQL Server 2016 and Azure SQL Database enables you to handle custom fields and inheritance. As an example, imagine People/Employee/Salespeople structure where Employee is a kind of Person, and...
View ArticleAppending JSON arrays using JSON_MODIFY function
Sql Server 2016 and Azure Sql Database enables you to easily modify JSON object and arrays. JSON_MODIFY updates the value of a property in a JSON string and returns the updated JSON string. Here I will...
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IoT code sample – loading messages from Event Hub into Azure SQL Database
Paolo Salvatori created an example that simulates an Internet of Things (IoT) scenario where thousands of devices send events (e.g. sensor readings) to a backend system via a message broker. The...
View ArticleAnnouncing availability of SQL Server 2014 Express Docker image
We are excited to announce the public availability of the sql server 2014 express Docker image for Windows Server Core based Containers! The public repo is hosted on Docker Hub and contains the latest...
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