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Best Practices November 3, 2015 3 min read

Are you encouraging data professionals to move from doing repairs to being innovators?

If you’re a business or IT decision-maker, when you send IT staff to a technical conference you’re probably thinking about the value of having well-trained technologists to make sure your infrastructure keeps running smoothly.

Updates November 5, 2015 2 min read

Preview of the new Microsoft JDBC Driver 6.0 for SQL Server

We are pleased to announce the community technology preview release of the Microsoft JDBC Driver 6.

Updates November 18, 2015 2 min read

Always Encrypted in SQL Server & Azure SQL Database

This post was authored by Joseph Sirosh, Corporate Vice President of the Data Group at Microsoft.

Updates November 30, 2015 2 min read

SQL Server 2016 Community Technology Preview 3.1 is available

The SQL Server engineering team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of SQL Server 2016 November public preview release CTP 3.

Updates November 30, 2015 2 min read

Introducing: SQL Server 2016 Community Technology Preview 3.1

The SQL Server 2016 Community Technology Preview (CTP) 3.

Best Practices December 1, 2015 2 min read

Always Encrypted Data Security and Competitive Advantage

As data becomes the center of digital business, your organization’s ability to secure data is crucial for compliance and confidentiality.

Best Practices December 1, 2015 2 min read

Get the most out of SQL Server 2016

Blog post series to highlight new features and enhancements available with SQL Server 2016.

Best Practices December 3, 2015 2 min read

SQL Server 2016: Advanced Capabilities without Expensive Add-Ons

What does the industry leading SQL Server 2016 have in common with spaghetti sauce? Just the fact that if you need something, “it’s in there.

Best Practices December 8, 2015 3 min read

Speeding up Business Analytics Using In-Memory Technology

New challenges Businesses have always used data and analytics for improved business decisions.

Best Practices December 9, 2015 3 min read

Real-Time Operational Analytics Using In-Memory Technology

Operational workloads refer to the business transactions that are critical to running a business.

Best Practices December 10, 2015 5 min read

Speeding up Transactions with In-Memory OLTP in SQL Server 2016 and Azure SQL Database

In-Memory OLTP, a performance feature in SQL Server since 2014, allows you to speed up transactional workloads up to 30X.

Best Practices December 15, 2015 8 min read

Enhanced Always On Availability Groups in SQL Server 2016

Always On Availability Groups Always On Availability Groups are a fundamental component of the availability story for SQL Server, and provide a robust disaster recovery solution as well.

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