The next version of Microsoft’s relational database management system (RDMS) promises to bring immense performance gains to online transactional processing systems. SQL Server 2014 will come ...

The next version of Microsoft’s relational database management system (RDMS) promises to bring immense performance gains to online transactional processing systems. SQL Server 2014 will come ...

Overgrown transactional log files can turn into real problems if they are not handled properly. Today SQL Server consultant Tim Chapman discusses the perils of not handling SQL Server log growth ...

We are, however, mirroring the database within site 1. We are not mirroring at site 2. I'm thinking merge replication might be better than transactional with queued updates.

In-Depth Tour de SQL Finale, Part IV: Replication Our final sprint to the finish line stretches over replication: its limitations, high availability and the many improvements since the last version.

Previous replication technologies, such as SQL transaction replication, work within applications or at the hardware layer.

Among the major elements in the new release, says Jonker, are real-time loading into Sybase IQ, advanced technology for dealing with high-volume transaction replication, and improved performance as it ...