It’s fairly common knowledge amongst database professionals partitioned tables can help considerably with performance in various situations but my guess is not many would have considered the enormous benefits when it comes to archiving, a necessity when it comes to massive tables. … More Horizontal Partitioning for Big Tables
Despite its reputation, I’m still a massive fan of linked servers. Microsoft developed it for a reason and it’s ongoing presence on the platform since day one says it all. No one told you to pull back a gazillion rows on an inner join with a local table. So, when I saw it’s now possible … … More Linked Servers for Azure’s NoSQL Cosmos DB
If you’ve been following the recent developments for SQL Server, you’ve probably noticed Microsoft is not only bringing more and more features onto the platform but also increasingly encouraging developers to extend the base functionalities through integration with other programming languages including those outside the core .Net languages of C# and VB.Net. … More CLR Integration: Bringing functionality and productivity to SQL Server
