SQL Server 2014 hastens transaction processing. By Joab Jackson. Jun 5, 2013 7:05 am PDT. ... SQL Server 2012 then borrowed this columnar processing technique for its own use.

SQL Server 2014 will come with a new in-memory OLTP engine, one built with the company’s Heckaton set of technologies, ... Hekaton has been shown to cut transaction times by 50 times, ...