Hekaton, Microsoft's coming in-memory database engine, will be built into the next version of SQL Server. Meanwhile, SQL Server 2012 SP1 is now generally available.

Knowing exactly what in-memory OLTP tables are used for will help you make the most of one of SQL Server's newest features.

SQL Server 2014 comes with diagnostic technologies that can examine the user’s databases and suggest the tables that should be moved to memory, based on how often they are consulted.

If screaming speed in data access is the most important thing in your life, SQL Server's durable in-memory, memory-optimized tables are your answer. They were good in SQL Server 2014 and they're even ...

Yesterday, Microsoft's Dave Campbell, a Technical Fellow on the SQL Server team, posted to the SQL Server team blog on the subject of in-memory database technology. Mary Jo Foley, our "All About ...

But it isn't just SAP that has been promoting in-memory database technology for running conventional applications: Microsoft SQL Server 2014 offers in-memory database capabilities, which Microsoft ...

The next version of Microsoft's SQL Server will allow users to host database tables, or even entire databases, within a server's memory.

Most in-memory databases require a specialized calls, where ASE can be accessed through the standard T-SQL (Transact-SQL) language used to access ASE database, Thawley noted.

SQL Server 2014 comes with diagnostic technologies that can examine the user’s databases and suggest the tables that should be moved to memory, based on how often they are consulted.