>Awesome.
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>The reason I asked about the version of SQL Server....in 2012, MS added a new sequence object. It is essentially a "table-independent identity/int" value. It's like a little factory that generates a new unique int (or bigint) every time. So in many cases, where someone was using a uniqueidentifier for unique values across tables within the database, the new sequence object might be an alternative. It's also thread-safe
I'll have to look into that. Haven't used 2012 much yet.
Hey, you don't happen by any odd chance to know anything about the FAST/FIX protocol (used for big financial data - FIX the format and FAST the compression) Pretty esoteric but its what I'm trying to get up to speed on right now and looking for someone who speaks English who may have actually gone through this.
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