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FORWARD IN DATA REVOLUTION WITH SQL SERVER 2016

Microsoft leaps forward in data revolution with SQL

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ByShannineDaniel
MicrosoftlauncheditslatestSQLserver2016inSriLankarecently,thuspartakinginthedata
revolutionthathasbeenrollingacrosstheAsiaPacificregion.
MicrosoftSriLankaandMaldivesManagingDirectorBrianKealeystatedthatitisabigleapforward
inthecompanysdataplatformhistory.
MicrosoftSQLServer2016bringsadvancementindatabasemanagementthroughrealtime
operationalanalytics,newhybridcloudscenarios,builtinadvancedanalytics,newadvanced
securitytechnologyandrichvisualisationsonmobiledevices.
ForsixyearsinarunningMicrosoftsSQLServerhasbeenvouchedforasthemostsecure
databaseintheNationalInstituteofStandardsandTechnology(NIST)vulnerabilitiesdatabase
statedMicrosoftSouthEastAsian(SEA)NewMarketsMarketingandOperationalLeadRenaChai.

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MicrosoftOperationsPteLtdMarketingandOperationLeadRenaChai,MicrosoftSriLanka
LtdManagingDirectorSriLanka&MaldivesBrianKealeyPicbyShehanGunasekara

OnenotablefeatureoftheMicrosoftSQLServer2016isthatitisalwaysencryptedwhichensures
thatdatainitssystemisprotectedatrest,whileinuseandwhenqueriesarebeingprocessed.Only
authorisedusershavethedecryptionkeynoteventhosewithadministrativeaccesswillbeableto
accessthedata.
Intodaysbusinessenvironmentbusinessorganisationsaregreatlyconcernedwithprotectingtheir
dataandapplicationswithasolutionthatisrobust,readilyavailableandeasytoadminister.First
introducedinSQLServer2012,AlwaysonAvailabilitygroupsmeetstheavailabilityrequirements
ofmissioncriticalintelligentapplications.SQLServer2016offersbetterprotectionbytaking
advantageofhighendhardwareandhighdegreesofparallelism.AbasicversionofAlwayson
AvailabilitygroupsisavailableonSQLServer2016Standardedition.
Webelievethateveryonehasarighttoasafeandsecurecomputingenvironment,opined
Kealey.
Businessesalsoneedtotransfertheirdataintoinsightsassoonaspossibletogainanadvantage
overtheircompetitions.HoweverthisistimeconsumingandasaresultofthisissueSQLServer
2016hasadoptedRealtimeOperationalAnalytics,whichcombinestwoofSQLServersleading
technologiesInmemoryOnlineTransactionsProcessing(OLTP)andInmemoryanalyticsto
analysethemostrecentdatainrealtime.Thisallowsbusinessestoperformanalyticsdirectlyon
theirtransactionaldataandcangreatlylowercost,byavoidingunnecessarydatamigration.
SQLServer2016claimstobesignificantlyfasterthanitspredecessorwithfasterqueries,advanced
analytics,bettersupportforinmemorycomputingandnewhybridcloudscenariosassomeofthe
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analytics,bettersupportforinmemorycomputingandnewhybridcloudscenariosassomeofthe
newadvancements,alongwithahighperformanceratewhenitcomestodatawarehousing
workloads.
IntermsofCosttheSQLserver2016providesthetotalcostofownershipislessthan10%thecost
ofthesolutionsoftheircompetitorssuchasOracle.SpeakingtotheDailyFTKealeystatedthat
thepriceperprocessorwilldependonthecustomersselectedandexistinglicensingarrangements
andwhicheditionstheychoose.
ThereisamigrationofferavailableaswellforthosewillingtoswitchtoMicrosoftSQLServer2016
whichincludesfreeSQLserverlicenses,freetraininginSQLserveressentialsandsubsidised
deploymentservicestokickstartmigration.ThetrainingandserviceswillavailablethroughJune.
InregardtowhatMicrosofthasinstoreforSriLankainfutureKealeystatedthatMicrosoftscore
missionistoempowereverypersonandeveryorganisationontheplanettoachievemoreandfor
12yearsthecompanyhasoperatedontheprincipleofenrichingthelivesofallSriLankansby
democratisingtechnology.
Thisincludesenablingteacherstoempowerstudents,growingourSMBsectorandenterprises
throughdigitisationandsupportingthetransformationofourpublicsector.Arecentexampleofthis
isourImagineCupcompetitionforstudents.ThewinnersoftheSriLankancompetitionarenow
representingthecountryintheglobalcompetitionwiththeexposuretotaketheirideatotheworld,
heasserted.

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