Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2016: Mission-Critical Applications, Deeper Insights, Hyperscale Cloud

by Stacia Varga, Denny Cherry, Joseph D'Antoni

Overview

With Microsoft SQL Server 2016, a variety of new features and enhancements to the data platform deliver breakthrough performance, advanced security, and richer, integrated reporting and analytics capabilities. In this ebook, we introduce new security features: Always Encrypted, Row-Level Security, and dynamic data masking; discuss enhancements that enable you to better manage performance and storage: TemDB configuration, query store, and Stretch Database; review several improvements to Reporting Services; and also describe AlwaysOn Availability Groups, tabular enhancements, and R integration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781509301980
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	06/28/2016
Series:	Introducing
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	214
File size:	17 MB
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About the Author

Stacia Varga is a consultant, educator, mentor, and author specializing in business intelligence and performance management solutions using Microsoft technologies. She has over 25 years of experience with improving business practices through technology. Her exclusive focus has been on business intelligence since 1999. Also, she is a co-author of various editions of the free ebook "Introducing Microsoft SQL Server," published by Microsoft Press. 
Denny Cherry is an expert in the design and administration of Microsoft SQL Server (6.5-2014) database solutions at both the hardware and software levels of the design process. On the software side he has expert-level knowledge of a wide variety of Microsoft software, including Microsoft SQL Server (6.5-2014), Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Server (7-2014), Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (2005-2014), Microsoft SQL Server Replication (7-2014), Microsoft Windows Server (NT4 - 2012 R2), Microsoft Cluster Services (2000-2012 R2), and Microsoft Load Balancing Services (2000-2012 R2).
Joseph D'Antoni is a Senior Consultant and SQL Server MVP with over a decade of experience working in both Fortune 500 and smaller firms. He is a Principal Consultant for Denny Cherry and Associates and lives in Malvern, PA. He is a frequent speaker at major tech events, and blogger about all topics technology. He believes that no single platform is the answer to all technology problems. He holds a BS in Computer Information Systems from Louisiana Tech University and an MBA from North Carolina State University, and is the co-author of the Microsoft white paper "Using Power BI in a Hybrid Environment.”