#TSQL2SDAY #77 – Favorite SQL Server Feature – RoundUp

This week, I have been looking forward to the time where I got to read through all the contributions to my #TSQL2SDAY invitation: Favorite SQL Server Feature. Very happy to see this many. I have added a short description of each blog post, as well as my own personal key take-away(s).

So, in no particular order, I give you the round-up:

Rob Farley (b|l|t)

Rob writes about SQL Server being backwards compatible and why that is cool. Rob also encourages to upgrade, if you are stuck on older versions – it’s what Microsoft recommends as well.
I also like that fact that with Azure SQL Databases, you don’t need to make the decision – it’s taken care of for you!
Key Take-Away: “…we now recommend ongoing, proactive installation of CU’s as they become available.

Reasons To Upgrade SQL Server

Ben Miller (b)

Ben makes a great point in introducing Server Management Objects (SMO) – I like the fact that the post is kept as simple as possible, but still explains the why’s and how’s. If you are not aware of SMO, please do get going and Ben’s place is a good start!
Key Take-Away: I know SMO already, so no gain here…

T-SQL Tuesday #77- SMO is my favorite feature

John Morisi (b)

John must have balls the size of Texas. His favorite SQL Server feature is Replication! No, kidding aside. John offers a quick intro into what options there are with Replication and makes an effort to debunk some of the bad reputation Replication has. Do you wanna know more?
Key Take-Away: “…Replicate data to any ODBC or OLE DB accessible database including Oracle, AKA heterogeneous replication.

Favorite SQL Server Feature – Replication

James Anderson (b|l|t)

Has written about Partition switching. This feature is as cool as it sounds – and what even more cool, it’s quick! I have used this technique in my ETL, at times. Normally data can be moved quickly enough, but when you need it done ultra fast, this is definitely an option worth investigating.
James also provides a little insight into new features in the upcoming release of SQL Server 2016.
Key Take-Away: “The good news is that the SWITCH command works on regular tables and in any edition.

Partition Switching #TSQL2SDAY #77

Shane O’Neill (b|t)

Seems this is Shanes first blog post ever, so kudos for making the entrance on the #TSQL2DAY stage! Shanes first adventure in blogging hits it out with an excellent run-down of Common Table Expressions, and a recursive one that is!
Key Take-Away: “…you are SELECTing from the CTE while still defining the CTE!!

T-SQL Tuesday #77: Recursive Common Table Expression (CTE)

Andy Mallon (b|t)

Andy’s blog post is a challenge to the topic. A challenge which I think is utterly justified. Andy advocates to take a step back. Look at the bigger picture. Take a moment of thought, before you start hammering away with your new found hammer.
Key Take-Away: “…configuring a multi-subnet WSFC, with an AG that spans two FCIs, then take backups from the readable secondary to use for cross-domain log shipping to a third data center.” (who doesn’t eat that for Breakfast?)

T-SQL Tuesday #77 – My Favorite SQL Server Feature

Andy Yun (b|l|t)

Andy offers up Dynamic Management View/Dynamic Management Functions (DMV/DMF) as his favorite SQL Server feature. The blog post is a quick introduction to DMV’s/DMF’s and makes a great starting point for anyone who haven’t yet been using those. Andy also shows a couple of pointers, to what DMV’s/DMF’s has to offer. The information is practically endless…
Key Take-Away: “…DMVs/DMFs are the gateway into SQL Server!

T-SQL Tuesday #77: My Favorite SQL Server Feature

Jason Brimhall (b|l|t)

Jason has written an awesome post about the almost unmentionable feature. In the end however, he caves in and spills the whole deal. Unintentionally, I think, there are several take-away’s from Jason’s blog post – both the feature (which I will not dare utter), but also Synonyms – If nothing else, Jason demonstrates and example to follow, in the sense that the customer gets a perfectly working solution at minimum cost (even though an upgrade would have been way more cool to work with etc…)
Key Take-Away: “Using a synonym, I can extend this database beyond the 10GB limitation…”

Awesome SQL Server Feature

Kennie Nybo Pontoppidan (b|l|t)

Kennie offers another shot at CTE’s; This one also recursive.
Key Take-Away: “…we continually join the data set to the result set as it exists for each “loop”

T-SQL Tuesday #76 – Parsing code hierachies with CTEs

Edwin M Sarmiento (b|l|t)

Via a Dell Laptop, Edwin steers us through a good number of uses of SQL Server Logging. To anyone who thinks logging is just logging, have a look at the uses in Edwin blog post.
Key Take-Away:”How To Forecast Database Disk Capacity If You Don’t Have A Monitoring Tool

TSQL Tuesday #77 – Favorite SQL Server Feature: Logging

John Sterret (b|l|t)

John talks about Transactional Replication for Azure SQL Databases and offers three main reasons why this is an ûber cool feature. I have to agree, that this is a really cool feature and John does a good job explaining why. Looking forward to the follow-up post containing the How To.
Key Take-Away: “The reporting subscriber database can be scaled up or down as needed based on your needs…

Replication for Azure Databases – #TSQL2SDAY #77

Derik Hammer (b|t)

With the End of Support for SQL Server 2005, Derik finds it appropriate to pay his respects by picking Database Mirroring as his favorite feature. The feature will be replaced by Basic Availability Groups in SQL Server 2016.
Key Take-Away: “…mirroring fails over even faster than Availability Groups.

Favorite SQL Server Feature – #TSQL2SDAY #77

Kenneth Fisher (b|l|t)

In this post Kenneth walks us through the different applications of Delayed Durability in SQL Server. Advice on Simple and Full Recovery Mode as well as HA scenarios are covered. Delayed Durability is a new feature to SQL Server 2014 and applies to Azure SQL Database as well as the upcoming SQL Server 2016 release.
Key Take-Aways: “The fact that this should be utilized for massive Data Warehouse loads, where durability is not of concern.”

The Risk of Delayed Durability

I was really impressed by the hard work put into this round of #TSQL2SDAY, so thank you, to all the contributors. Great job all!

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