SQL Server 2016 | Microsoft

Build intelligent, mission-critical applications

Gain real-time insights across your transactional and analytical data with SQL Server 2016—a secure, scalable database platform that has everything built in, from advanced analytics to unparalleled in-memory performance.
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Break free from Oracle

Migrate your databases from Oracle and, for a limited time, receive the necessary SQL Server licenses for free with software assurance.
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Announcing SQL Server on Linux

You’ve asked and we’re delivering. It’s our next step to make SQL Server the best data management and business analytics platform—for any data, any application, on any platform.
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FIVE REASONS YOU'LL LOVE EVERYTHING BUILT IN TO SQL SERVER 2016

Industry-leading OLTP

Build mission-critical applications for online transaction processing (OLTP) with breakthrough scalability, in-memory performance, and high availability.
Least vulnerable database

Protect data at rest and in motion with new Always Encrypted. SQL Server with is the least vulnerable database for six years running in the NIST vulnerabilities database.
End-to-end mobile BI

Transform data into actionable insights. Deliver insights on any device—online or offline—at one-fifth the cost of other business intelligence (BI) solutions.
In-database advanced analytics

Analyze operational data using R Services, in real time and at scale, directly within SQL Server database—without moving the data for analysis.
From on-premises to cloud

Whether data is in your datacenter, private cloud, or Microsoft Azure, get a consistent experience across server and database as a service.

Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2016

Learn more about the features and enhancements that deliver breakthrough performance, advanced security, and rich, integrated reporting and analytics

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White papers

Gartner Magic Quadrant for Operational Database Management Systems SQL Server 2016 Hyperscale Cloud white paper SQL Server 2016 Deeper Insights Across Data white paper SQL Server 2016 and Windows Server 2016 Better Together white paper SQL Server 2016 Mission-Critical Performance white paper

Technical resources

SQL Server 2016 Technical Documentation SQL Server 2016 Virtual Labs SQL Server 2016 In-memory OLTP technical white paper SQL Server 2016 In-memory OLTP and Columnstore feature comparison

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SQL Server customer stories

DocuSign

DocuSign

DocuSign speeds up and scales its document transaction processing system with SQL Server.

NASDAQ

NASDAQ

NASDAQ OMX migrated data warehouse to SQL Server to better manage data growth.

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