Over the years, I have contributed with a reasonably big number of posts on the topic of In-Memory OLTP (aka Hekaton) and I did a couple of focused presentations on this wonderful feature as well. …

Continuation from the previous 134 parts, the whole series can be found at Not since SQL Server 2008 that Microsoft has added a new base data type to SQL Server, but in SQL Server 2025 they have ad…

I have worked with Master Data Services (aka MDS) extensively, especially during the engagement at OH22 around a decade ago, and I my interest in the area and that specific is documented in my blog…

Continuation from the previous 133 parts, the whole series can be found at In this post we are going to test one of the more promising technologies in SQL Server-based offerings – Vector data…

Continuation from the previous 131 parts, the whole series can be found at After spending some time thinking about the best way to come back to writing about Columnstore Indexes, after 5 and half y…

I am deeply fascinated by the Columnstore Indexes, and I have open some Connect Items to suggest their important improvements: – Implement Batch Mode Support for Row Store – Multi-threaded rebuilds…

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Editor's Note Welcome to the Azure SQL Managed Instance Newsletter. In this edition we are looking over previous months before May 2025, sharing some of the latest service updates & materials that can...

We are excited to announce the addition of Azure SQL Database Elastic Pools (Elastic Pools) SKU recommendation in Azure Data Migration Service (DMS)...

[Feedback Needed] I invite customers engaged in Database Administrator tasks using Azure SQL (SQL Server on Azure VMs, Azure SQL Database, or Azure SQL Managed…