Five reasons to run SQL Server 2016 on Windows Server 2016 – No. 2: Performance and cost
Imagine you’ve just bought a super powerful car with built-in advanced technology to make it perform at its highest.
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SQL Server benchmarks and performance
SQL Server is a trusted platform with industry-leading TPC benchmark results. The TPC-E Benchmark measures an online transaction processing (OLTP) workload representative of modern customer environments. The TPC-E benchmark is not designed to take advantage of SQL Server in-memory OLTP features. Please view the partner benchmarks page to view the transactional performance gains with in-memory OLTP.
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Delivering AI with data: the next generation of the Microsoft data platform
This post was authored by Joseph Sirosh, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Data Group Leveraging intelligence out of the ever-increasing amounts of data can make the difference between being the next market disruptor or being relegated to the pages of history. -
First release candidate of SQL Server 2017 now available
We are pleased to announce availability of the first public release candidate for SQL Server 2017, Release Candidate 1 (RC1), which is now available for download. -
SQL Server 2017: Fast, faster, and the fastest database everywhere you need it
This post was authored by Bob Ward, Principal Architect, Database Systems Group “I feel the need, the need for speed”. -
SQL Server 2017: A proven leader in database performance
This post was authored by Bob Ward, Principal Architect, and Jamie Reding, Senior Program Manager and Performance Architect, Microsoft Database Systems Group. -
SQL Server 2017: The world’s first enterprise-class diskless database
This post is authored by Bob Ward, Principal Architect, and Jamie Reding, Senior Program Manager and Performance Architect, Microsoft Database Systems Group. -
SQL Server at the Red Hat Summit 2018
This blog post is also authored by Travis Wright, Principal Program Manager, Microsoft; and Jamie Reding, Senior Program Manager, Microsoft.
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