04 Sep 2019
SQL Server 2019: Not your Grandpa's SQL Server
If you have been keeping up with what's new in the land of SQL Server, you probably know we have been working on a new release called SQL Server 2019. - Article by
Bob Ward - Principal Architect at Microsoft
15 Feb 2020
Welcome SQL Server 2019 - Part IIΙ
Ο SQL Server 2019 είναι πλέον στην ζωή μας για αυτό ας συνεχίσουμε να βλέπουμε τι μας έχει φέρει σε αυτό το τρίτο και τελευταίο μέρος.
11 Jan 2020
Welcome SQL Server 2019 - Part II
Ο SQL Server 2019 είναι πλέον στην ζωή μας για αυτό ας συνεχίσουμε να βλέπουμε τι μας έχει φέρει σε αυτό το δεύτερο μέρος.
30 Nov 2019
Welcome SQL Server 2019 - Part I
Ο SQL Server 2019 είναι πλέον στην ζωή μας για αυτό ας ξεκνήσουμε να βλέπουμε τι μας έχει φέρει στο installation και configuration σε αυτό το πρώτο μέρος.
14 Dec 2023
Cumulative Update 24 for SQL Server 2019 (KB5031908)
This article describes Cumulative Update package 24 (CU24) for Microsoft SQL Server 2019. This update contains 12 fixes that were issued after the release of SQL Server 2019 Cumulative Update 23, and it updates components in the following builds: SQL Server - Product version: 15.0.4345.5, file version: 2019.150.4345.5, Analysis Services - Product version: 15.0.35.41, file version: 2018.150.35.41
12 Oct 2023
Cumulative Update 23 for SQL Server 2019 (KB5030333)
This article describes Cumulative Update package 23 (CU23) for Microsoft SQL Server 2019. This update contains 24 fixes that were issued after the release of SQL Server 2019 Cumulative Update 22, and it updates components in the following builds: SQL Server - Product version: 15.0.4335.1, file version: 2019.150.4335.1, Analysis Services - Product version: 15.0.35.41, file version: 2018.150.35.41
28 Sep 2022
Cumulative Update 18 for SQL Server 2019
Cumulative Update package 18 (CU18) for Microsoft SQL Server 2019. This update contains 20 fixes that were issued after the release of SQL Server 2019 Cumulative Update 17
07 Oct 2021
Replication Enhancements in the SQL Server 2019 CU13 Release
Starting with CU13 of SQL Server 2019 , we are including new functionality which facilitates peer-to-peer replication with conflict detection & resolution using a last-writer-wins strategy. This enables many scenarios for multi-write configurations which may not have been possible or practical before.
14 Jan 2021
Security Update for SQL Server 2019 RTM CU8
The Security Update for SQL Server 2019 RTM CU8 is now available for download at the Microsoft Download Center and Microsoft Update Catalog sites. This package cumulatively includes all previous SQL Server 2019 fixes through CU8, plus it includes a new security fix for SQL Server Engine.
14 Jan 2021
Security Update for SQL Server 2019 RTM GDR
The Security Update for SQL Server 2019 RTM GDR is now available for download at the Microsoft Download Center and Microsoft Update Catalog sites. This package cumulatively includes all previous security fixes for SQL Server 2019 RTM, plus it includes a new security fix for SQL Server Engine.
02 Oct 2020
Cumulative Update #8 for SQL Server 2019 RTM
The 8th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2019 RTM is now available for download at the Microsoft Downloads site.
Note: SQL Server 2019 CU8 contains the fix for the reliability issue that impacted SQL Server 2019 CU7. If you applied SQL Server 2019 CU7, and you are using the database snapshot feature explicitly with the CREATE DATABASE … AS SNAPSHOT OF syntax, please recreate the snapshot after applying CU8.
Because of the short turnaround time to release CU8 after the CU7 recall, at this time only the Windows version of CU8 is available. Linux will follow shortly. This blog post and the KB will be updated when the Linux version is available.
07 Jan 2020
Cumulative Update 1 for SQL Server 2019
This article describes Cumulative Update package 1 (CU1) for SQL Server 2019. This update contains fixes that were released after the initial release of SQL Server 2019 and updates the SQL Server and Analysis services components.
29 Aug 2019
SQL Server 2019 release candidate refresh with Big Data Clusters
In continuation with our announcement of SQL Server 2019 release candidate last week, we’re announcing that the release candidate refresh for SQL Server 2019 is now available to download. The release candidate now includes bits for Big Data Clusters in SQL Server 2019 in this refresh.
29 Aug 2019
SQL Server 2019 release candidate refresh with Big Data Clusters
In continuation with our announcement of SQL Server 2019 release candidate last week, we’re announcing that the release candidate refresh for SQL Server 2019 is now available to download. The release candidate now includes bits for Big Data Clusters in SQL Server 2019 in this refresh.
11 Dec 2018
Announcing SQL Server 2019 CTP 2.2
Microsoft is now pleased to announce SQL Server 2019 community technology preview 2.2, the third in a monthly cadence of preview releases.
28 Mar 2019
SQL Server Management Studio 18.0 Release Candidate 1 is now available
As we get closer to the General Availability of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 18, we have decided to have a quick release of the Release Candidate (RC) build.
You can download SSMS 18.0 RC1 today and for more details on what’s included, please see the Release Notes.
28 Aug 2019
Azure Data Studio – My Experience
Όταν ασχολείσαι με το SQL Server 24 χρόνια έχεις μάθει να κάνεις πράγματα από συνήθεια. Αυτή η συνήθεια δεν είναι κακή αρκεί να έχεις τα αυτιά και τα μάτια σου ανοικτά στο μέλλον.
16 Oct 2020
Azure SQL VM Automatic Registration and Reporting Services Images
We also introduced new Reporting Services virtual machine images for SQL Server 2016, 2017 and 2019. Now customers have the ability to deploy a Reporting Services virtual machine (SSRS) using Standard and Enterprise edition using pre-configured image types for ease of deployment. This also introduces the choice to deploy a SSRS virtual machine with flexible licensing model using Pay As You Go pricing or leverage your Software Assurance license mobility or Azure Hybrid Benefit when deploying on an Azure virtual machine.
31 Dec 2018
2018 Recap
Κάθε χρόνος όταν τελειώνει μας βάζει να σκεφτούμε τι έχει γίνει σε αυτόν, έτσι και φέτος θα κάνουμε την καθιερωμένη ανασκόπηση για το 2018.
27 Nov 2021
Purge old Database Backup files
Όσοι κάνουν σωστά την δουλειά τους έχουν και την σωστή backup στρατηγική. Αυτό σημαίνει ότι καθημερινά δημιουργούν ένα αριθμό από backup files και φυσικά μειώνεται και ο ελεύθερος χώρος του δίσκου. Αυτό σημαίνει ότι πρέπει να δημιουργηθεί μια διαδικασία που να σβήνει τα παλιά και μη "χρήσιμα" backups...
11 Apr 2020
How Clustered Index keeps key order in a page
Όπως όλοι γνωρίζεται όταν υπάρχει clustered index στο table τα δεδομένα τοποθετούνται στην σειρά με βάση το field/key που έχει χρησιμοποιηθεί για τον clustered index, όμως πόσο αλήθεια είναι αυτό.