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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

SQL Server 2014 CTP 1 has been released and available for download (Hekaton)

SQL Server 2014 CTP 1 has been released and available for download (Hekaton)

Hekaton SQL Server 2014 STP1

Product guide is available on
SQL Server 2014 Product Guide

Project code-named “Hekaton”: “Hekaton” provides in-memory OLTP capabilities built into core SQL Server database to significantly improve the performance of your database application. 

xVelocity ColumnStore:  xVelocity ColumnStore provides in-memory capabilities for data warehousing workloads that result in dramatic improvement for query performance, load speed, and scan rate, while significantly reducing resource utilization (i.e., I/O, disk and memory footprint). 

Extending Memory to SSDs:  Seamlessly and transparently integrates solid-state storage into SQL Server by using SSDs as an extension to the database buffer pool, allowing more in-memory processing and reducing disk IO.

New AlwaysOn features: availability Groups now support up to 8 secondary replicas that remain available for reads at all times, even in the presence of network failures.

Improved Online Database Operations: includes single partition online index rebuild and managing lock priority for table partition switch, greatly increasing enterprise application availability by reducing maintenance downtime impact.


You can also view SQL Server 2014 CTP1 on Azure

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