Glenn Berry discusses a number of compelling reasons why, if you are choosing between SQL Server 2016 or SQL Server 2017, you should choose the newer version.
Paul White (@SQL_Kiwi) walks through a new trace flag in SQL Server 2016 designed to yield better execution plans (and performance) for queries involving computed columns.
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.
Microsoft has made a bold change with SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 1 : Many Enterprise features are now available in lower editions. Read on for details.
Tim Radney (@tradney) of SQLskills shows us how the Stretch Database feature has evolved from its early CTP beginnings to the RTM version released earlier this month.
For this month's T-SQL Tuesday, Rob Farley takes a look at a couple of unexpected aspects of query plans you might observe when using Temporal Tables in SQL Server 2016.
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 RC0 introduces a new native string splitting function, STRING_SPLIT. Aaron Bertrand (@AaronBertrand) compares its performance to existing methods.
