Microsoft has released the following Cumulative Updates for SQL Server 2016 (RTM and SP1). Cumulative Update 6 for SQL Server 2016 RTMKB 4019914DownloadBuild number: 13.0.2204.0SQL Release Services Blog post Cumulative Update 3 for SQL Server 2016 SP1KB 4019916 Download Build number: 13.0.4435.0SQL Release Services Blog ...

Microsoft has released the following Cumulative Updates for SQL Server 2016 (RTM and SP1). Cumulative Update 4 for SQL Server 2016 RTMKB 3205052DownloadBuild number: 13.0.2193.0SQL Release Services Blog postCumulative Update 1 for SQL Server 2016 SP1KB 3208177DownloadBuild number: 13.0.4411.0SQL Release Services Blog post Enjoy!

Microsoft has released the Cumulative Update 2 for SQL Server 2016 (RTM)KB 3182270 Download Build number: 13.0.2164.0SQL Server Update CenterEnjoy! 

Microsoft has released the Cumulative Update 1 for SQL Server 2016 (RTM):KB 3164674 Download Build number: 13.0.2149.0 Enjoy!

This article allows us to focus on a new feature of SQL Server 2016 known as Query Store. We will talk about performance issues related to the query plan choice change and how the Query Store can help us to identify queries that have become slower.   Introduction Have you ever experienced to have your system slowed down or completely down? ...

The most important online event on SQL Server and the Microsoft Data Platform is back! The 24 Hours of PASS is coming back with a great edition focused on the Evolution of the Data Platform. Mark your calendar for May 25 and 26, 2016 when 24 back-to-back webinar sessions will be presented live! These are the main topics that will be ...

Microsoft Press (@MicrosoftPress) has recently announced the publication of the Second Preview of the eBook Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2016!  In this second preview, the authors: Stacia Varga (@_StaciaV_), Denny Cherry (@mrdenny), and Joseph D'Antoni (@jdanton) introduce three new security features: Always Encrypted, ...

The release of the latest three versions of SQL Server (2008 R2, 2012 and 2014) has been accompanied by the publication of their respective eBooks. Today, a post on Microsoft Press Blog has announced the publication of the Preview Edition of the eBook Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2016!  This preview eBook contains only three ...

This is my first curation since Microsoft Curah! has been moving to a new Microsoft platform named docs.com. SQL Server 2016 Video Pills is a collection of videos about the most important features of SQL Server 2016; speakers are Engineers and Program Manager of the SQL Server Team! Would you like to discover the new features of SQL ...

It's official, the first public preview of SQL Server 2016 will come this summer. Details are available on the SQL Server Blog:SQL Server 2016 public preview coming this summerIf you want to know more about capabilities of SQL Server 2016 visit the SQL Server 2016 preview page.