Microsoft has officially lifted the curtain on SQL Server 2025, and it is shaping up to be one of the most significant releases in years. Rather than just another incremental update, this version brings transformative features around AI, hybrid analytics, performance, and security. In this post, we’ll walk through the highlights of SQL Server 2025 and what …
Today I wanted to patch my VMware ESXi based virtual machines to SQL Server 2022 CU1 that was released yesterday by Microsoft. This seems to be a quite simple task, but when I powered on my VMs, they were not accessible through the network. After I verified the network connectivity, I saw that the VMs …
Over the next few weeks I have some online speaking engagements that I want to share with you today. On May 7 (this Friday) I’m speaking at the DataPlatformGeeks Virtual Symposium about Locking Misconceptions in SQL Server. On May 11 I will speak at the Swedish User Group about Deadlocking in SQL Server. On May …
As we all know the Black Friday approaches quite fast, and therefore I want to offer you a great deal from my side. During this week I will offer you my available Online Trainings with a 60% (!) discounted price: Design, Deploy, and Optimize SQL Server on VMware SQL Server on Linux, Docker, and Kubernetes SQL …
Yesterday evening I came across a very interesting behavior in SQL Server: a customer has told me that they have some problems by removing a file group that was used for In-Memory OLTP. Unfortunately that is NOT possible! You can’t remove an In-Memory OLTP file group! A simple example Let’s have now a look on …
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