Hi friends! In this article, we will be answering different frequently asked questions about SQL Server In-Memory OLTP. We will begin with the basics and then move to more advanced-level questions. What is SQL Server In-Memory OLTP? SQL Server In-Memory OLTP, is a powerful engine, seamlessly integrated into the SQL Server Engine (version 2014 and … Read more…
Check our Tip of the Week, which this week discusses about the availability of the In-Memory OLTP feature in different SQL Server versions and editions. Tip of the Week #13 In-Memory OLTP was initially released with SQL Server 2014 and was supported in the Enterprise, Developer and Evaluation editions. Since SQL Server 2016 SP1, In-Memory … Read more…
In my previous article of this blog series, I introduced SQL Server In-Memory OLTP and explained how it is possible to create an In-Memory OLTP – enabled database. Also, I showed via simple examples, how easy is to create memory-optimized tables (durable and non-durable). Today we are going to talk about naively-compiled stored procedures as well … Read more…
A few days ago I published a 38-page technical paper titled “In-Memory OLTP Simulator: The Experiment“. In-Memory OLTP Simulator is a software tool that we developed, which allows the user to easily simulate virtually any workload against the powerful In-Memory OLTP Engine of Microsoft SQL Server. What Does the Paper Discuss? This paper presents … Read more…
In earlier articles I talked about the In-Memory OLTP Engine in SQL Server. Even though it is very powerful, it had some limitations (note the past tense of “have” here as I have some good news! 🙂 For example, you couldn’t use subqueries in the clauses of a SELECT statement inside a natively-compiled stored procedure, … Read more…
In-Memory OLTP in SQL Server 2014 or later is a powerful engine integrated into the SQL Server Engine, optimized for Online Transaction Processing (OLTP). In-Memory Optimization in SQL Server, has certain characteristics and can help increasing performance in a great number of scenarios. A Short Description of the SQL Server In-Memory OLTP Technology If I … Read more…
After two years of heavy development, my tool “In-Memory OLTP Simulator” is finally out! In-Memory OLTP Simulator enables the IT Professional and Developer to easily test the powerful In-Memory OLTP Engine of SQL Server 2014® (or later) with different simulations and against different workloads. In the Ultimate Edition of the tool, among other, the user … Read more…
One of the key features originally shipped with SQL Server 2014 was the long-awaited In-Memory OLTP, codenamed as project “Hekaton”. In-Memory OLTP introduced new data structures for optimizing the performance of OLTP workloads. These data structures are called “memory-optimized” tables and along with natively compiled stored procedures, they can offer a huge performance boost when … Read more…