In addition to speeding transactional system performance, SQL Server 2014 could also cut hardware costs, because the efficiencies wrought from the new technologies would reduce the computational ...

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 ...

We are, however, mirroring the database within site 1. We are not mirroring at site 2. I'm thinking merge replication might be better than transactional with queued updates.

Previous replication technologies, such as SQL transaction replication, work within applications or at the hardware layer.