diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e77db149c..09974d023 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,11 +45,26 @@ add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${BUILD_VERSION_CC}
 
 add_custom_target(GenerateBuildVersion DEPENDS ${BUILD_VERSION_CC})
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /Zi /nologo /W3 /WX /EHsc /GS /fp:precise /Zc:wchar_t /Zc:forScope /Gd /TP /errorReport:queue")
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /FC /d2Zi+ /wd4018 /wd4100 /wd4101 /wd4127 /wd4189 /wd4200 /wd4244 /wd4267 /wd4296 /wd4305 /wd4307 /wd4309 /wd4512 /wd4701 /wd4702 /wd4800 /wd4804 /wd4996")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /Zi /nologo  /EHsc /GS /Gd /GR /GF /fp:precise /Zc:wchar_t /Zc:forScope /errorReport:queue")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /FC /d2Zi+ /W3 /WX /wd4018 /wd4100 /wd4101 /wd4127 /wd4189 /wd4200 /wd4244 /wd4267 /wd4296 /wd4305 /wd4307 /wd4309 /wd4512 /wd4701 /wd4702 /wd4800 /wd4804 /wd4996")
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} /Od /RTC1 /Gm /MDd")
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /O2 /Oi /Gm- /Gy /MD")
+# Used to run CI build and tests so we can run faster
+set(OPTIMIZE_DEBUG_DEFAULT 0)        # Debug build is unoptimized by default use -DOPTDBG=1 to optimize
+
+if(DEFINED OPTDBG)
+   set(OPTIMIZE_DEBUG ${OPTDBG})
+else()
+   set(OPTIMIZE_DEBUG ${OPTIMIZE_DEBUG_DEFAULT})
+endif()
+
+if((${OPTIMIZE_DEBUG} EQUAL 1))
+   message("Debug optimization is enabled")
+   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "/Oxt /MDd")
+else()
+   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} /Od /RTC1 /Gm /MDd")
+endif()
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /Oxt /Zp8 /Gm- /Gy /MD")
 
 set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} /DEBUG")
 
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index f7db301f9..e13e2d226 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ before_build:
 - cd ..
 build:
   project: build\ALL_BUILD.vcxproj
+  parallel: true
   verbosity: minimal
 test: off
diff --git a/appveyordailytests.yml b/appveyordailytests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a18aae799
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appveyordailytests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+version: 1.0.{build}
+before_build:
+- md %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\build
+- cd %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\build
+- cmake -G "Visual Studio 12 Win64" -DOPTDBG=1 ..
+- cd ..
+build:
+  project: build\ALL_BUILD.vcxproj
+  parallel: true
+  verbosity: minimal
+test:
+test_script:
+- ps: build_tools\run_ci_db_test.ps1
diff --git a/build_tools/run_ci_db_test.ps1 b/build_tools/run_ci_db_test.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62364540b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build_tools/run_ci_db_test.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+# Extract the names of its tests by running db_test with --gtest_list_tests.
+# This filter removes the "#"-introduced comments, and expands to
+# fully-qualified names by changing input like this:
+#
+#   DBTest.
+#     Empty
+#     WriteEmptyBatch
+#   MultiThreaded/MultiThreadedDBTest.
+#     MultiThreaded/0  # GetParam() = 0
+#     MultiThreaded/1  # GetParam() = 1
+#
+# into this:
+#
+#   DBTest.Empty
+#   DBTest.WriteEmptyBatch
+#   MultiThreaded/MultiThreadedDBTest.MultiThreaded/0
+#   MultiThreaded/MultiThreadedDBTest.MultiThreaded/1
+
+# Folders and commands must be fullpath to run assuming
+# the current folder is at the root of the git enlistment
+Get-Date
+# Limit the number of tests to start for debugging purposes
+$limit = -1
+
+$RootFolder = $pwd -replace '\\build_tools', ''
+$LogFolder = -Join($RootFolder, "\db_logs\")
+$TmpFolder = -Join($RootFolder, "\db_tests\")
+$Env:TEST_TMPDIR = $TmpFolder
+$global:db_test = -Join ($RootFolder, "\build\Debug\db_test.exe")
+
+#Exclusions that we do not want to run
+$ExcludeTests = @{
+<#
+"DBTest.HugeNumberOfLevels" = ""
+"DBTest.SparseMerge"  = ""
+"DBTest.RateLimitingTest"  = ""
+"DBTest.kAbsoluteConsistency"  = ""
+"DBTest.GroupCommitTest" = ""
+"DBTest.FileCreationRandomFailure"  = ""
+"DBTest.kTolerateCorruptedTailRecords"  = ""
+"DBTest.kSkipAnyCorruptedRecords"  = ""
+"DBTest.kPointInTimeRecovery"  = ""
+"DBTest.Randomized"  = ""
+#>
+}
+
+# Create test directories in the current folder
+md -Path $TmpFolder -ErrorAction Ignore
+md -Path $LogFolder -ErrorAction Ignore
+
+function Normalize-Tests([System.Array]$Tests, $HashTable) {
+    # Current group
+    $Group=""
+
+    ForEach( $l in $tests) {
+      # Trailing dot is a test group
+      if( $l -match "\.$") {
+        $Group = $l
+      }  else {
+        # Otherwise it is a test name, remove leading space
+        $test = $l -replace '^\s+',''
+        # remove trailing comment if any and create a log name
+        $test = $test -replace '\s+\#.*',''
+        $test = "$Group$test"
+
+        if($ExcludeTests.Contains($test)) {
+            continue
+        }
+
+        $test_log = $test -replace '[./]','_'
+        $test_log += ".log"
+
+        # Add to a hashtable
+        $HashTable.Add($test, $test_log);
+      }
+    }
+}
+
+# Run db_test to get a list of tests and store it into $a array
+&$db_test --gtest_list_tests | tee -Variable TestList | Out-Null
+
+# Parse the tests and store along with the log name into a hash
+$TestToLog = [ordered]@{}
+
+Normalize-Tests -Tests $TestList -HashTable $TestToLog
+
+Write-Host "Attempting to start: " ($TestToLog.Count) " tests"
+
+# Start jobs async each running a separate test
+$AsyncScript = {
+    param($exe, $test, $log);
+    &$exe --gtest_filter=$test > $log 2>&1
+}
+
+$jobs = @()
+$JobToLog = @{}
+# Test limiting factor here
+$count = 0
+
+ForEach($k in $TestToLog.keys) {
+
+    Write-Host "Starting $k"
+    $log_path = -join ($LogFolder, ($TestToLog.$k))
+    $job = Start-Job -Name $k -ScriptBlock $AsyncScript -ArgumentList @($db_test,$k,$log_path)
+    $JobToLog.Add($job, $log_path)
+
+    # Limiting trial runs
+    if(($limit -gt 0) -and (++$count -ge $limit)) {
+         break
+    }
+}
+
+
+$success = 1;
+
+# Wait for all to finish and get the results
+while($JobToLog.Count -gt 0) {
+
+    $jobs = @()
+    foreach($k in $JobToLog.Keys) { $jobs += $k }
+
+<#
+    if(!$success) {
+        break
+    }
+#>
+
+    $completed = Wait-Job -Job $jobs -Any
+    $log = $JobToLog[$completed]
+    $JobToLog.Remove($completed)
+
+    $message = -join @($completed.Name, " State: ", ($completed.State))
+
+    $log_content = @(Get-Content $log)
+
+    if($completed.State -ne "Completed") {
+        $success = 0
+        Write-Warning $message
+        $log_content | Write-Warning
+    } else {
+        # Scan the log. If we find PASSED and no occurence of FAILED
+        # then it is a success
+        $pass_found = 0
+        ForEach($l in $log_content) {
+
+            if($l -match "^\[\s+FAILED") {
+                $pass_found = 0
+                break
+            }
+
+            if($l -match "^\[\s+PASSED") {
+                $pass_found = 1
+            }
+        }
+
+        if(!$pass_found) {
+            $success = 0;
+            Write-Warning $message
+            $log_content | Write-Warning
+        } else {
+            Write-Host $message
+        }
+    }
+
+    # Remove cached job info from the system
+    # Should be no output
+    Receive-Job -Job $completed | Out-Null
+}
+
+Get-Date
+
+if(!$success) {
+# This does not succeed killing off jobs quick
+# So we simply exit
+#    Remove-Job -Job $jobs -Force
+# indicate failure using this exit code
+    exit 12345
+ }
+
+ 
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