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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

What’s New in SQL Server 2014 since SQL Server 2008 R2

Whats New in SQL Server 2014 since SQL Server 2008 R2
PERFORMANCE & SCALE
o        In-Memory OLTP
o        Enhanced In-Memory ColumnStore for DW
o        Support for 640 logical proc. & 4 TB memory
o        Support to 15,000 partitions
o        Resource Governor IO governance
o        Buffer Pool Extension to SSDs
o        Query optimization enhancements
o        SysPrep at cluster level
o        Predictable performance with tiering of compute, network, and storage with Windows Server 2012 R2

HIGH AVAILABILITY
o        SQL Server AlwaysOn
o        Delayed Durability
o        Recovery Advisor
o        Windows Server Core
o        Live Migration
o        Online Operations enhancements
o        Clustered Shared Volume support, VHDX support (Windows Server 2012 R2)
o        Manage on-premises and cloud apps (System Center 2012 R2)

SECURITY
o        User-Defined Server Roles
o        Default Schema for Groups
o        SQL Server Audit
o        SQL Server Fine-grained Auditing
o        Enhanced separation of duty
o        CC certification at High Assurance Level
o        Backup encryption support

PROGRAMMABILITY
o        SQL Server Data Tools
o        Local DB runtime (Express)
o        Data-tier Application Component project template
o        Data-Tier Application Framework (DAC Fx)
o        Query optimization enhancements
o        Interoperability support (ADO.NET, ODBC, JDBC, PDO, ADO APIs and .NET C/C++, Java, Linux, and PHP platforms)

T-SQL ENHANCEMENTS
o        Enhanced support for ANSI SQL standards
o        Transact-SQL Static Code Analysis tools
o        Transact-SQL code snippets
o        Intellisense
o        Unstructured & Complex Data Support
o        FileTable built on FILESTREAM
o        Remote Blob Storage with SharePoint 2010
o        Statistical Semantic Search
o        Spatial features, including Full Globe & arcs
o        Large user-defined data types

MANAGEABILITY
o        Distributed Replay
o        Contained Database Authentication
o        System Center Management Pack for SQL Server 2012
o        Windows PowerShell 2.0 support
o        Multi-server Management with SQL Server Utility Control Point
o        Data-Tier Application Component

ACCESS ANY DATA
o        Power Query
o        Windows Azure HDInsight Service
o        Analytics Platform System (PDW V2)
o        Mash up data from different sources, such as Oracle & Hadoop

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

COMPLETE BI SOLUTION
o        SQL Server BI Edition
o        HA for StreamInsight, complex event processing
o        BI Semantic Model
o        SQL Server Data Tools support for BI
o        Change Data Capture for Oracle

ANALYSIS SERVICES
o        Import PowerPivot models into Analysis Services
o        Enhancements on productivity, performance

REPORTING SERVICES
o        Power View
o        Configurable reporting alerts
o        Reporting as SharePoint Shared Service
o        Report Builder 3.0

DATA QUALITY SERVICES
o        Build organizational knowledge base
o        Connect to 3rd party data cleansing providers

MASTER DATA SERVICES
o        Master Data Hub
o        Master Data Services Add-in for Microsoft Excel

INTEGRATION SERVICES
o        Graphical tools in SSIS
o        Extensible object model
o        SSIS as a Server
o        Broader data integration with more sources; DB vendors, cloud, Hadoop
o        Pipeline improvements

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
o        DAC enhancements: Import/export with Windows Azure SQL Database

COMPLETE AND CONSISTENT FROM ON-PREM TO CLOUD
o        SQL Server Data Tools
o        License Mobility (with SA)
o        Resource Governor enhancements
o        Snapshot backups to Windows Azure via SQL Server Management Studio

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