Is there a penalty for using BINARY(16) instead of UNIQUEIDENTIFIER?

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                          I've recently inherited a SQL Server database that uses BINARY(16) instead of UNIQUEIDENTIFIER to store Guids. It does this for everything including primary keys.

Should I be concerned?

Asked by Jonathan Allen (3612 rep)

Jan 17, 2016, 09:12 AM
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Is there a penalty for using BINARY(16) instead of UNIQUEIDENTIFIER?

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