Re: MS SQL features for new version - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From scott.marlowe
Subject Re: MS SQL features for new version
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.33.0402170954580.30606-100000@css120.ihs.com
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In response to Re: MS SQL features for new version  (Rodrigo <rdeleonp@yahoo.com>)
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On Tue, 10 Feb 2004, Rodrigo wrote:

> Shridhar Daithankar wrote:
> > Just stumbled upon this. just an FYI,
> > 
> > http://www.microsoft.com/sql/yukon/productinfo/top30features.asp
> > 
> >  Shridhar
> 
>  From the page:
> 
>  > A new Snapshot Isolation (SI) level will be provided at the
>  > database level. With SI, users will be able to access the
>  > last committed row using a transitionally consistent view
>  > of the database. This capability will provide greater
>  > scalability for very large database (VLDB) implementations.
> 
> Is Snapshot Isolation == MVCC ?

I think it goes that MVCC is a kind of snap shot, but snap shotting could 
be provided by more ways than just MVCC.

But I'm not 100% certain on that.



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