Show 12 is here, and yet again we have a mix of various SQL Server topics. Among them are High Availability, development, performance, Columnstore Indexes, Azure, and general news and events.

More specifically, we talk about:

• How log backup and Log Shipping really work
• What parts of SQL Server Memory does the Max Server Memory option controls
• Performance differences between Row_Number and CROSS APPLY
• A disturbing bug with the SYSDATETIME function
• Clustered Columnstore Indexes, and how Rebuild and Reorganize work on them
• Azure Storage
• SQLRally and SQLBits conferences
• And more..

Items mentioned in the show:

• Guy Glantser – SQL Server Developer Tips that Can Save Your XXX
• Matan Yungman – Rebuilding and Reorganizing Clustered Columnstore Indexes
• Kendra Little – Did You Give SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition Enough Memory?
• Glenn Berry – Running SQL Server 2014 on an Azure Virtual Machine
• Mary Jo Foley – Microsoft says Storage service performance update brought Azure down
• Azure Premium Storage