This document summarizes new features in SQL Server 2016 CTP including improved performance, in-memory OLTP for more applications, native JSON support, always encrypted for data security, PolyBase for querying relational and non-relational data, built-in advanced analytics, stretch databases to Microsoft Azure, and consistency between on-premises and cloud deployments. Key enhancements are around in-memory processing, security, availability, analytics, and hybrid cloud solutions.

1. SQL 2016 CTP
Maximiliano Accotto (Owner TriggerDB & MVP SQL Server desde 2005)
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2. Mission critical performance
Performance
Operational analytics
In-memory OLTP for
more applications
Query data store
Native JSON
Temporal database
support
Security
Always Encrypted
Row Level
Security
Dynamic Data
Masking
Availability
Enhanced AlwaysOn
• 3synchronousreplicasfor
autofailoveracrossdomains
• Roundrobinloadbalancing
ofreplicas
• DTCfortransactionalintegrity
acrossdatabaseinstances
withAlwaysOn
Enhanced online
operations
Scalability
Enhanced database
caching
Support for Windows
Server 2016
• 12TBmemorysupport

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Jane Doe
Name
243-24-9812
SSN
USA
Country
Jim Gray 198-33-0987 USA
John Smith 123-82-1095 USA
dbo.Patients
Jane Doe
Name
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SSN
USA
Jim Gray 0x7ff654ae6d USA
John Smith 0y8fj754ea2c USA
Country
Result Set
Jim Gray
Name
Jane Doe
Name
1x7fg655se2e
SSN
USA
Country
Jim Gray 0x7ff654ae6d USA
John Smith 0y8fj754ea2c USA
dbo.Patients
SQL Server
ciphertext
Query
Always Encrypted
Help protect data at rest and in motion, on-premises & cloud
TrustedApps
SELECT Name FROM
Patients WHERE SSN=@SSN
@SSN='198-33-0987'
Result Set
Jim Gray
Name
SELECT Name FROM
Patients WHERE SSN=@SSN
@SSN=0x7ff654ae6d
Column
Encryption
Key
Enhanced
ADO.NET
Library
Column
Master
Key
Client side

4. PolyBase
Query relational and non-relational data with T-SQL
T-SQL query
SQL Server Hadoop
Quote:
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$658.39
Jim Gray
Name
11/13/58
DOB
WA
State
Ann Smith 04/29/76 ME

5. Data Scientist
Interact directly with data
Built-in to SQL Server
Data Developer/DBA
Manage data and
analytics together
Built-in advanced analytics
In-database analytics at massive scale
Example Solutions
• Salesforecasting
• Warehouse efficiency
• Predictive maintenance
Relational Data
Analytic Library
T-SQL Interface
Extensibility
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• Credit risk protection

6. Deeper insights across data
Access any data
PolyBase
Power Query for analytics
and reporting
Enhanced SSIS
• Designersupportforprevious
SSISversions
• SupportforPowerQuery
Scale and manage
Enterprise-grade
Analysis Services
New single SSDT in
Visual Studio 2015
Enhanced MDS
• Exceladd-in15xfaster
• Moregranularsecurityroles
• Archivaloptionsfortransactionlogs
• Reuseentitiesacrossmodels
Powerful insights
Built-in advanced analytics
Business insights through
rich visualizations on
mobile devices
Enhanced Reporting
Services

7. Order history
Name SSN Date
Jane Doe cm61ba906fd
2/28/200
5
Jim Gray ox7ff654ae6d
3/18/200
5
John Smith i2y36cg776rg
4/10/200
5
Bill Brown nx290pldo90l
4/27/200
5
5/12/200
Order history
Name SSN Date
Jane Doe cm61ba906fd
2/28/200
5
Jim Gray ox7ff654ae6d
3/18/200
5
John Smith i2y36cg776rg
4/10/200
5
Bill Brown nx290pldo90l
4/27/200
5
Customer data
Product data
Order History
Stretch to cloud
Stretch SQL Server into Azure
Stretch warm and cold tables to Azure with remote query
processing
App
Query
Microsoft Azure
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Jim Gray ox7ff654ae6d 3/18/2005

8. Hyperscale cloud
Hybrid solutions
Stretch tables into Azure
Power BI with on-premises data
Hybrid scenarios with SSIS
Enhanced backup to Azure
Simplicity
Easy migration of on-premises
SQL Server
Simplified Add Azure
Replica Wizard
Consistency
Common development,
management and
identity tools
Consistent experience
from on-premises to Azure

9. TempDB setup

10. Maintenance Plans

11. Feature/Limit SQL Server 2014 SQL Server 2016
Maximum size of durable table 256 GB 2 TB
LOB (varbinary(max), [n]varchar(max)) Not supported Supported*
Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) Not supported Supported
Offline Checkpoint Threads 1 1 per container
ALTER PROCEDURE / sp_recompile Not supported Supported (fully online)
Nested native procedure calls Not supported Supported
Natively-compiled scalar UDFs Not supported Supported
ALTER TABLE
Not supported / (DROP / re-
CREATE)
Partially supported / (offline – details
below)
DML triggers Not supported
Partially supported / (AFTER, natively
compiled)
Indexes on NULLable columns Not supported Supported
Non-BIN2 collations in index key columns Not supported Supported
Non-Latin codepages for [var]char columns Not supported Supported
Non-BIN2 comparison / sorting in native modules Not supported Supported
Foreign Keys Not supported Supported
Check/Unique Constraints Not supported Supported
Parallelism Not supported Supported
OUTER JOIN, OR, NOT, UNION [ALL], DISTINCT, EXISTS, IN Not supported Supported
Multiple Active Result Sets (MARS) / (Means better Entity Framework
support.) Not supported Supported
SSMS Table Designer Not supported Supported

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