Showing posts with label Windows Azure HDInsight Service. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Windows Azure HDInsight Service. Show all posts

Sunday, January 26, 2014

What’s New in SQL Server 2014 since SQL Server 2012

Whats New in SQL Server 2014 since SQL Server 2012
PERFORMANCE & SCALE
o        In-Memory OLTP
o        Enhanced In-Memory ColumnStore for DW
o        Buffer Pool Extension to SSDs
o        Enhanced Query Processing
o        Resource Governor adds IO governance
o        SysPrep at cluster level
o        Predictable performance with tiering of compute, network, and storage with Windows Server 2012 R2.

HIGH AVAILABILITY
o        Enhanced AlwaysOn, with 8 secondaries and Replica Wizard
o        Delayed Durability
o        Clustered Shared Volume support, VHDX support (Windows Server 2012 R2)
o        Manage on-premises and cloud apps (System Center 2012 R2)

SECURITY
o        Enhanced separation of duty
o        CC certification at High Assurance Level for 2014
o        Backup encryption support

PROGRAMMABILITY
o        Query optimization enhancements

EASY ACCESS TO DATA, BIG & SMALL
o        Power Query
o        Windows Azure HDInsight Service
o        Analytics Platform System (PDW V2)

POWERFUL INSIGHTS WITH FAMILIAR TOOLS
o        Power BI in Office 365
o        Power Map for Excel
o        Mobile interfaces for Power BI

HYBRID CLOUD SOLUTIONS
o        Simplified backup to Windows Azure
o        Support for backup of previous versions of SQL Server to Windows Azure
o        Cloud back-up encryption support
o        Simplified cloud Disaster Recovery with AlwaysOn replicas in Windows Azure VMs

EASY ON-RAMP TO THE CLOUD
o        New Windows Azure Deployment UI for SQL Server
o        Larger SQL Server VMs and memory sizes now available in Windows Azure

This list also includes some technologies that work together with SQL Server such as Azure, System Center, Excel 2013, Power BI for Office 365 and others.