In SQL Server, a function that returns a single ... END According to Karthik Ramachandra, a researcher for Microsoft, this scalar function can cause a query that normally takes 1.6 seconds to ...

Microsoft announced the general availability ... 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 ...

As I recall, the scalar function inlining query optimization ... Onto our final question: when will the next version of SQL Server be released? Microsoft typically announces things at significant ...