As the biggest leap forward in Microsoft’s data platform history, SQL Server 2016 delivers breakthrough

mission critical performance, deeper insights across any data on many devices and enables the power
of hyperscale cloud to unlock new hybrid scenarios.

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enhancements PERFORMANCE ACROSS DATA CLOUD
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enhanced performance hybrid scenarios
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performance with up to 30x non-relational data with Stretch Database
faster transactions, more the simplicity of T-SQL technology keeps more
than 100x faster queries with PolyBase. Manage of your customers’
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OLTP ColumnStore application changes.
your data at rest and in Enterprise Information
motion, on-premises and Management tools and
Real-time in the cloud, with master Analysis Services. Simplicity
operational keys sitting with the
analytics New tools that make
application, without any Powerful Insights on SQL Server migration
application changes. any device to Microsoft Azure and
Advanced Analytics Business insights through hybrid scenarios even
In database analytics High Availability rich visualizations on easier.
at massive scale Even higher availability and mobile devices. Native
performance than SQL Server apps for Windows, iOS Consistency
New R scripts
2014 of your AlwaysOn and Android. New
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secondaries with the ability modern reports for all
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PERFORMANCE ACROSS DATA
New Performance Enhancements Access Any Data Hybrid Solutions

• Operational Analytics: Insights on operational • PolyBase: Manage relational & non-relational • Stretch Database: Stretch operational tables in
data, works with in-memory OLTP or on disk data with the simplicity of T-SQL a secure manner into Azure for cost effective
• Power Query for Analytics and Reporting: historic data availability works with Always
• In-memory OLTP enhancements: Greater
Pull data from countless sources into data Encrypted and Row Level Security
T-SQL surface area, terabytes of memory
supported and greater number of parallel CPUs models and reports • PowerBI with on-premises data: New
• Enhanced SSIS: Designer support for previous interactive query with Analysis Services.
• Query Data Store: Monitor and optimize query Customer data stays behind your firewall
plans with full history of query execution SSIS versions and support for Power Query
• Hybrid Scenarios with SSIS: Azure Data
• Native JSON: Parsing & storing of JSON as Factory integration with SSIS, package lineage
relational data & exporting relational to JSON and impact analysis and connect SSIS to cloud
• Temporal Database: Track historical changes Scale and Manage data source
• Enhanced Backup to Azure: X faster restore
• Enterprise-grade Analysis Services: Enhanced
and 50% reduction in storage, support larger
Security Upgrades performance and scalability for Analysis
DBs with Block blobs and custom backup
Services
• Always Encrypted: Help protect data at rest schedule with local staging
and in motion with the master key residing • Single SSDT in Visual Studio 2015: Build
with the application & no application richer analytics solutions as part of your
development projects in Visual Studio through Simplicity
changes required
a single tool. • Easy migration of on-premises SQL Server:
• Row Level Security: Apply fine-grained access
control to table rows based on users rights • Enhanced MDS: Excel add-in 15X faster, more Simple point and click migration to Azure
granular security roles, archival options for • Simplified Add Azure Replica Wizard:
• Dynamic Data Masking: Real-time obfuscation transaction logs, and reuse entities across models
of data to prevent unauthorized access Simplified hybrid HA & DR with AlwaysOn

Even Higher Availability Powerful Insights on any device Consistency

• Enhanced AlwaysOn: • Mobile BI: Business insights for your on- • Common Development, Management and
• Up to 3 synchronous replicas for auto premises data through rich visualization on Identity Tools: Including Active Directory,
failover across domains mobile devices with native apps for Windows, Visual Studio, Hyper-V and System Center
• Round-robin load balancing of replicas iOS and Android • Consistent Experience from SQL Server on-
• DTC & SSIS support • Enhanced Reporting Services: New modern premises to Microsoft Azure IaaS and PaaS
• Automatic failover based on database health reports with rich visualizations

Improved Scalability Built-in Advanced Analytics

• Enhanced Database Caching: Cache data with • Built-in Advanced Analytics: Bringing
automatic, multiple TempDB files per instance predictive analytic algorithms directly in SQL
in multi-core environments Server. Expand your “R” script library with
• Support for Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Azure Marketplace

Always Encrypted Mobile BI Stretch Database

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