In my testing, I saw up to 10x performance improvements for queries using scalar functions in SQL Server 2019. There are number of other features in this space, which we'll cover in more detail in ...

SQL window functions provide extremely powerful and useful features that let you work with observations more easily. Different types explained here.

In SQL Server 2014 we saw the introduction of Natively Compiled Stored Procedures. In 2016 we’ll be able to do the same for Scalar User Defined Functions.

Now generally available, SQL Server 2022's feature set brings it closer to parity with Azure SQL. Here are the biggest additions to Microsoft's RDBMS software you need to know.