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Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2019

By : Kellyn Gorman, Allan Hirt, Dave Noderer, Mitchell Pearson, James Rowland-Jones, Dustin Ryan, Arun Sirpal, Buck Woody
Book Image

Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2019

By: Kellyn Gorman, Allan Hirt, Dave Noderer, Mitchell Pearson, James Rowland-Jones, Dustin Ryan, Arun Sirpal, Buck Woody

Overview of this book

Microsoft SQL Server comes equipped with industry-leading features and the best online transaction processing capabilities. If you are looking to work with data processing and management, getting up to speed with Microsoft Server 2019 is key. Introducing SQL Server 2019 takes you through the latest features in SQL Server 2019 and their importance. You will learn to unlock faster querying speeds and understand how to leverage the new and improved security features to build robust data management solutions. Further chapters will assist you with integrating, managing, and analyzing all data, including relational, NoSQL, and unstructured big data using SQL Server 2019. Dedicated sections in the book will also demonstrate how you can use SQL Server 2019 to leverage data processing platforms, such as Apache Hadoop and Spark, and containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes to control your data and efficiently monitor it. By the end of this book, you'll be well versed with all the features of Microsoft SQL Server 2019 and understand how to use them confidently to build robust data management solutions.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)

Installing PolyBase in SQL Server 2019

PolyBase is an optional component in SQL Server. You must either include it as part of the initial install or add it after install to be able to use it. You will also need to enable it once installed.

PolyBase can be installed in one of two modes: standalone mode or as a scale-out group. In standalone mode, SQL Server operates as both the "head" and a singular "compute" node. This is a good option when connecting to smaller, relational sources. When you set up PolyBase as a scale-out group, SQL Server operates as a cluster with a "head" and multiple "compute" nodes. This provides enhanced scalability and performance for the solution. Scale-out groups are particularly relevant when querying very large systems with partitioned tables or a big data system, which may contain billions of records.

In this section, you will learn about how you install PolyBase in either mode. The steps to perform this task...