Well there were quite a few announcements in the SQL Server world last week.
SQL Server vNext CTP was made...

2016-11-21

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Task Manager is a liar

by Arun Sirpal

All About SQL

I remember asking a question at a recent training event, the outcome? I now don’t use task manager to try...

2016-11-21

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Columnstore Indexes – part 91 (“SQL Server 2016 Standard Edition Limitations”)

by Niko Neugebauer

Niko's blog

Continuation from the previous 90 parts, the whole series can be found at http://www.nikoport.com/columnstore/.
Given the improvements and the availability of...

2016-11-20

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Custom indexes on VMware vCenter database breaks 6.5 upgrade

by kleegeek

Technobabble by Klee from @kleegeek

Warning! If you have added custom indexes to the VMware vCenter database, you will need to remove them completely before...

2016-11-20

627 reads

Columnstore Indexes – part 90 (“In-Memory Columnstore Improvements in Service Pack 1 of SQL Server 2016 “)

by Niko Neugebauer

Niko's blog

Continuation from the previous 89 parts, the whole series can be found at http://www.nikoport.com/columnstore/.
This blog post is focusing on a...

2016-11-20

607 reads

SQL Server 2016 SP1 Query Specific Wait Statistics Available Through Execution Plans

by Enrico-van-de-Laar

DotNine SQL Server and more

SQL Server 2016 SP1 added loads of cool new features and options. One of those is a change that expands...

2016-11-22 (first published: 2016-11-20)

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SQL Server 2016 - SQL Service Doesn't Start after GDR Security update

by Nagaraj Venkatesan

SQL and SQL Only

Recently, after an security fix GDR (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3194716) on SQL Server 2016 RTM, SQL Service refused to start. Though, the patch...

2016-11-20

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