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SQL Server 2016: Everything built-in
Operational Analytics: Insights on
operational data, works with in-
memory OLTP or on disk
In-memory OLTP enhancements:
Greater T-SQL surface area,
terabytes of memory supported
and greater number of parallel
CPUs
Query store: Monitor and optimize
query plans with full history of
query execution
JSON: Parsing & storing of JSON
as relational data & exporting
relational data to JSON
Temporal database: Track
historical changes
Enhanced AlwaysOn:
Up to 3 synchronous replicas
for auto failover across
domains
Round-robin load balancing of
replicas
DTC & SSIS support
Automatic failover based on
database health
Performance and scale: Spatial,
memory management,
maintenance, auto soft-NUMA,
TempDB optimization
Support for
Windows Server 2016
Always Encrypted: Help protect
data at rest & in motion with no
application changes required
Row level security: Apply fine-
grained access control to table
rows based on users' rights
Dynamic data masking: Real-time
obfuscation of query results based
on user permissions
In-memory columnstore:
Improve query performance with
batch mode and push downs to
hardware layer.
PolyBase: Query and join data
from multiple sources using simple
T-SQL commands
archival options for transaction
BI with DirectQuery: Connect
Excel, Power BI or other
visualization tools to rich semantic
SQL Server Analysis Services
models. Retrieve up-to-date data
directly from the relational data
source using DirectQuery mode
Enhanced SSIS: Designer support
for previous SSIS versions &
support for Power Query
Enterprise-scale Analysis Services:
Enhanced tabular capabilities for
easier modeling of complex
business data and optimized in-
memory technology to gain faster
business intelligence from your
data
Visual Studio 2015 based SSDT:
Build richer analytics solutions as
part of your development projects
in Visual Studio through a single
tool
In database analytics: Bring in
Enhanced MDS: Excel add-in 15X
faster, more granular security roles,
Scale R: Optimized algorithms for
logs and reuse entities across
models
Mobile BI: Business insights for
your on-premises data through
rich visualizations on mobile
devices with native apps for
Windows, iOS and Android
Enhanced Reporting Services:
Modern, paginated reports with
rich visualizations for consumption
on modern browsers and mobile
devices
Built-in Advanced Analytics:
Enterprise grade R where ever your
data lives. Build intelligent apps
storage, support large DBs with
that help you discover insights,
predict results and make decisions
Easy migration of on-premises
Advanced Analytics and eliminate
data movement
Simplified Add Azure Replica
parallel execution on big data
Distribute R: Parallel execution
framework to enable ScaleR for
communications, storage
integration and memory
ConnectR: Versatile access to any
data source
Stretch Database: Stretch cold
data in a secure manner into Azure
for cost-effective historic data
availability. It works with Always
Encrypted and row level security
Power BI with on-premises data:
New interactive query with Analysis
Services. Customer data stays
behind your firewall. Benefit from
your existing investments in SQL
Server Reporting Services by
pinning report elements to your
Power BI dashboard
Hybrid scenarios with SSIS: Azure
Data Factory integration with SSIS,
package lineage and impact
analysis as well as connect SSIS to
cloud data sources
Enhanced backup to Azure: Faster
restore and 50% reduction in
Block blobs and customer backup
schedule with local staging
SQL Server: Simple point and click
migration to Azure
Wizard: Simplified HA & DR with
AlwaysOn
Common development,
management and identity tools:
Including Active Directory, Visual
Studio, Hyper-V and System Center
Consistent experience from SQL
Server on-premises to Azure IaaS
and PaaS