Glenn Berry (@GlennAlanBerry) explains why you need to be very careful about your physical processor choice when configuring servers to run SQL Server 2016 Standard Edition.
Aaron Bertrand (@AaronBertrand) explains a few details about the memory limits in SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 1 that make this upgrade even more compelling.
With additional tests comparing splitting techniques to TVPs, Aaron Bertrand (@AaronBertrand) rounds out his series on STRING_SPLIT() in SQL Server 2016.
SQL Server 2016 allows you to enable instant file initialization during installation; Aaron Bertrand (@AaronBertrand) looks at how this can impact tempdb data file creation.
Glenn Berry (@GlennAlanBerry) provides some blueprints for how to decide whether newer processors are worth the investment to improve your OLTP workloads.
Aaron Bertrand (@AaronBertrand) shows the ins and outs of a new function that appeared in SQL Server 2016 CTP 2.1 this week: sys.dm_exec_function_stats.