Chapter 4. Improved database engine
In past releases of SQL Server, Microsoft has targeted specific areas for improvement. In SQL Server 2005, the storage engine was new. In SQL Server 2008, the emphasis was on server consolidation. Now, in SQL Server 2016, you can find enhanced functionality across the entire database engine. With Microsoft now managing more than one million SQL Server databases through its Database as a Service (DBaaS) offering—Microsoft Azure SQL Database—it is able to respond more quickly to opportunities to enhance the product and validate those enhancements comprehensively before adding features to the on-premises version of SQL Server. SQL Server 2016 is a beneficiary of this new development paradigm and includes many ...
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