You can leverage SQL Server 2016 to build, deploy and manage solutions that can be hosted either on premise or on the cloud. Note that as of this writing, SQL Server 2016 is still in its CTP.

While the last two versions of SQL Server focused on improving performance by offering new features, SQL Server 2016 looks inwards towards improving existing functionality.

SQL Server 2016 RC3 comes just weeks after the company announced and released RC2 at the beginning of the month during its Build 2016 conference in San Francisco.

Once you start making use of new features like SQL Server 2016’s in-memory updatable columnstores, those speed-ups could hit 100x for some types of queries.

Microsoft SQL Server 2016, the latest version of Redmond's core operational database, has reached GA. This release, which has been available in public preview for just over a year, is probably one ...

New for SQL Server 2016 is the ability to place a Columnstore Index on an In-Memory Table.

Microsoft is inching closer to rolling out SQL Server 2016, with the near-final release candidate due out any day now.

The Linux version of Microsoft SQL Server 2016 v.Next is a viable option for customers who want to deploy the RDBMS on an open source platform, but the early previews lack some features of the ...

As part of the SQL Server 2016 launch event, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced a commercial database promotion that provides customers with free licenses if you are running a competitor’s ...

Microsoft announced late last week that the final SQL Server 2016 release candidate is now available.

There are literally dozens and dozens of deep-code improvements in SQL Server 2016, so let me run down a few highlights of things that get a lot faster in the newest release. (These are arbitrary and ...

SQL Server 2016 offers migration assistance that provides a straightforward method for migrating on-premises databases to the Azure cloud platform, making an easy transition for agencies ready to move ...