SQL Server 2016 New Features – Multiple TempDB Files Configured at Server Install

June 12, 2016 by Leave a Comment

Configuring multiple tempdb files is not a new feature in SQL Server and has been a best practice for sometime to help ease and prevent tempdb contention which helps to increase the scalability of your SQL Server installation.

Before SQL Server 2016, this was a task which needed to be carried out after the installation but one of the new features of SQL Server 2016 is the ability to configure this as part of the install process.

As you step through the installation and get to the point of Database Engine Configuration, there is a tab for tempdb where the configuration can be done.

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There is not a lot else to say about this really except that it’s another welcome new feature of SQL Server 2016! 🙂

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SQL Server 2016 New Features – Dynamic Data Masking

June 7, 2016 by Leave a Comment
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Data security is always a hot subject and anything that database software vendors can do to enhance the security of data is usually welcome. One of the new features of SQL Server 2016 is the introduction of Dynamic Data Masking. As it says on the … [Continue reading]

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SQL Server 2016 New Features – Live Query Statistics

May 26, 2016 by Leave a Comment
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SQL Server 2016 Live Query Statistics provide a way to look into the execution plan to see what parts of the query are currently running. The advantage of this feature is that for a slow query, instead of having to wait for it to complete before … [Continue reading]

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SQL Server 2016 New Features – Query Store

May 25, 2016 by Leave a Comment
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In this series of posts covering the new features in SQL Server 2016, I'm moving on to looking at the Query Store. This tool provides a way to track query execution plan performance over time to help assist troubleshooting efforts. Figuring out … [Continue reading]

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SQL Server 2016 New Features – Always Encrypted

May 18, 2016 by Leave a Comment
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In my previous post, I listed a number of the SQL Server 2016 new features. I intend on writing a post on all of these and so from top to bottom, let's look at the first one in that list - Always Encrypted.   With Always Encrypted the key to … [Continue reading]

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