Content type: Thought Leadership

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Concurrency Control in the In-Memory OLTP Engine 

We believe that the In-Memory OLTP engine advances the industry state of the art with respect to concurrency control. The main reason for this advancement is due to the combination of lock free algorithms and the row-versioned architecture of the engine.
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Next Up! Talk Time with PASS Program Director Adam Jorgensen 

This week, we had the opportunity to have a quick chat with Adam Jorgensen, Director of PASS Programs, about the upcoming event in Charlotte, North Carolina.  Adam first joined the PASS Board in 2012, and he is a SQL Server MVP as well as the President of Pragmatic Works consulting.
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Let’s Talk PASS Summit with Microsoft’s Conor Cunningham 

As you know, the SQL Server event of the year, PASS Summit, is coming to Charlotte, North Carolina this October.  The event promises a range of top notch training and networking opportunities that are designed to take your SQL Server skills to the next level.
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Microsoft CityNext Initiative Puts People First 

Today, at the Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston, Microsoft announced CityNext, a global initiative empowering cities, businesses and citizens to re-imagine their futures and cultivate vibrant communities. CityNext takes the long view, addressing citizen needs with citywide solutions for mobility, social, big data, and cloud. CityNext enables cities to fully harness this new era of innovation with a people-first strategy.
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SQL Server 2014 In-Memory Technologies: Blog Series Introduction 

At the SQL PASS conference last November, we announced the In-memory OLTP (project code-named Hekaton) database technology built into the next release of SQL Server. Microsoft’s technical fellow Dave Campbell’s blog provides a broad overview of the motivation and design principles behind this project codenamed In-memory OLTP.
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Turning 911 to 411 

Big Data is the term used to describe the process of applying serious computing power – the latest in machine learning and artificial intelligence – to massive and often highly complex sets of information. What kind of information? You name it. With big data you can compare utility costs with meteorological data to spot trends and inefficiencies.
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SQL Server 2012 Common Criteria Certification 

In February 2013 Microsoft received the Common Criteria (CC) certificate for SQL Server 2012 SP1 Enterprise Edition (English) x64 (Version 11.0.3000.0) at EAL4+ and compliant with U.S. Government Protection Profile for Database Management Systems, Version 1.3, 24 December 2010. See the actual CC certification screen shot below. This is the 7th CC certification for SQL Server, starting with SQL Server 2005 SP1 in 2007.