Lee Markum - Modern SQL Server Features That Make Life Better
Are you making the most out of modern SQL Server? Whether you're a developer or database administrator, this session is packed with game-changing features from SQL Server 2022 and recent versions that can drastically improve your performance, scalability, and productivity.
From intelligent query processing to temporal tables, we explore enhancements that are helping data professionals modernize their SQL environments — and reduce complexity while doing it.
🛠️ What We Cover in This Session:
New and improved features in SQL Server 2022
Intelligent Query Processing enhancements
How Query Store makes performance troubleshooting easier
Memory Grant Feedback and DOP Feedback in action
Verbose truncation warnings to help avoid silent data loss
Modern T-SQL enhancements for cleaner, shorter code
Real-world use cases for temporal tables — trend tracking, auditing, and post-incident recovery
Whether you're tuning a mission-critical database or building a modern data app, these features can make your life easier — and your systems faster.
💡 What You’ll Learn
The practical benefits of SQL Server 2022 for devs and DBAs
How query optimization is evolving with adaptive memory and parallelism tuning
Tips for writing cleaner T-SQL with the latest language features
How to use temporal tables to recover data or analyze trends over time
The value of Query Store for continuous performance insight and troubleshooting
This session will help you stay ahead of the curve and confidently use SQL Server’s modern capabilities to level up your database architecture.
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