First Post and Presentation for 2016

Happy New Year to all my readers! I promised that in 2016 I would do more blogging and presentations but January is almost over and I haven't done either as yet so I decided to kill two birds with one stone in one week.

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SQL Server 2014 RTM

Yesterday Microsoft officially released SQL Server 2014. 

Tweeted by @SQLServer

Some of features that had me excited about this release are:

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SQL Server 2014 CTP 1 Now Available!

During the TechEd 2013 Europe Keynote today in Madrid, it was highlighted that SQL Server 2014 CTP 1 has been released. The CTP is currently only available in 64-bit and the installation limitations should be properly read to avoid issues.

Some of the 2014 capabilities that I am looking forward to are the In-Memory capabilities and the AlwaysOn enhancements.  For more details about 2014 check out the following links:

• What’s new in SQL Server 2014
• SQL Server 2014 - Public CTP Now Available

 

 

Already got it installed :)

 

Download Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Community Technology Preview 1 (CTP1)

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TechEd NA 2013 Product Announcements

I am watching the TechEd North America 2013 keynote presentation and it was just announced that they are releasing Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2 and Windows Intune. While these announcements were happening my twitter was going insane with tweets about SQL Server 2014!

Check out the keynote presentation and other live TechEd 2013 sessions on Channel 9:
http://channel9.msdn.com/

Also take a look at the SQL Server 2014 Product Overview and the SQL Server 2014: Unlocking Real-Time Insights blog post by Quentin Clark, the Corporate Vice President of the Data Platform Group.

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