SQL Server 2016 allows you to enable instant file initialization during installation; Aaron Bertrand (@AaronBertrand) looks at how this can impact tempdb data file creation.
Glenn Berry (@GlennAlanBerry) provides some blueprints for how to decide whether newer processors are worth the investment to improve your OLTP workloads.
Aaron Bertrand (@AaronBertrand) follows up on his Always Encrypted posts from T-SQL Tuesday with improved code and more information on performance and space usage.
Aaron Bertrand (@AaronBertrand) shows the ins and outs of a new function that appeared in SQL Server 2016 CTP 2.1 this week: sys.dm_exec_function_stats.
