2016

  1. Microsoft® SQL Server 2016® Upgrade Advisor Preview 1

    SQL Server 2016 Upgrade Advisor Preview is a standalone tool that enables users of prior versions to run a set of upgrade rules against their SQL Server database to pinpoint breaking and behavior changes and deprecated features as well as providing help with the adoption of new features such as...
  2. SQL Server 2016 Always Encrypted | Data Exposed

    In this episode of Data Exposed, Scott welcomes Jakub Szymaszek, a Senior Program Manager in the SQL Server team. In this episode, Jakub discusses the Always Encrypted technology in SQL Server 2016. Quite different from TDE, Always Encrypted, as Jakub explains, is the encryption of data not only...
  3. Temporal in SQL Server 2016 | Data Exposed

    Today, Scott welcomes Borko Novakovic back to Data Exposed and the Channel 9 studios. Borko, a Program Manager in the SQL Server team, is in Redmond all the way from his home in Belgrade, Serbia to introduce us to the new Temporal technology being introduced in SQL Server 2016. Temporal in SQL...
  4. SQL Server 2016 Upgrade Advisor - code named "DBA Workbench" | Data Exposed

    In this episode of Data Exposed, Scott Welcomes Ken Van Hyning, a Principle Software Engineer in the SQL Server team. Today Ken introduces us to the SQL Server 2016 Upgrade Advisor, code named DBA Workbench, a tool that consists of a suite of advisors for upgrading to SQL Server 2016. Ken begins...
  5. A big Windows 10 update called 'Redstone' is coming next year — and it's named...

    While Windows 10 has yet to officially launch, Microsoft is already working on a big update for the operating system called "Redstone" that will arrive in 2016, according to ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley. Windows 10, scheduled to arrive this summer , will still see regular system updates throughout the...
  6. Microsoft confirms 2016 launch for Windows Server

    In a blog post, Microsoft has confirmed that Windows Server and System Center will not launch until 2016. The move is a departure from Microsoft's historic strategy of launching its server platform alongside the general consumer release of Windows. As it stands, Windows 10 will launch this year...