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 ...

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.

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 ...