What’s New in SQL Server 2014 since SQL Server 2008 R2


PERFORMANCE & SCALE

o        In-Memory OLTP

o        Enhanced In-Memory ColumnStore for DW

o        Support for 640 logical proc. & 4 TB memory

o        Support to 15,000 partitions

o        Resource Governor IO governance

o        Buffer Pool Extension to SSDs

o        Query optimization enhancements

o        SysPrep at cluster level

o        Predictable performance with tiering of compute, network, and storage with Windows Server 2012 R2

HIGH AVAILABILITY

o        SQL Server AlwaysOn

o        Delayed Durability

o        Recovery Advisor

o        Windows Server Core

o        Live Migration

o        Online Operations enhancements

o        Clustered Shared Volume support, VHDX support (Windows Server 2012 R2)

o        Manage on-premises and cloud apps (System Center 2012 R2)

SECURITY

o        User-Defined Server Roles

o        Default Schema for Groups

o        SQL Server Audit

o        SQL Server Fine-grained Auditing

o        Enhanced separation of duty

o        CC certification at High Assurance Level

o        Backup encryption support

PROGRAMMABILITY

o        SQL Server Data Tools

o        Local DB runtime (Express)

o        Data-tier Application Component project template

o        Data-Tier Application Framework (DAC Fx)

o        Query optimization enhancements

o        Interoperability support (ADO.NET, ODBC, JDBC, PDO, ADO APIs and .NET C/C++, Java, Linux, and PHP platforms)

T-SQL ENHANCEMENTS

o        Enhanced support for ANSI SQL standards

o        Transact-SQL Static Code Analysis tools

o        Transact-SQL code snippets

o        Intellisense

o        Unstructured & Complex Data Support

o        FileTable built on FILESTREAM

o        Remote Blob Storage with SharePoint 2010

o        Statistical Semantic Search

o        Spatial features, including Full Globe & arcs

o        Large user-defined data types

MANAGEABILITY

o        Distributed Replay

o        Contained Database Authentication

o        System Center Management Pack for SQL Server 2012

o        Windows PowerShell 2.0 support

o        Multi-server Management with SQL Server Utility Control Point

o        Data-Tier Application Component



ACCESS ANY DATA

o        Power Query

o        Windows Azure HDInsight Service

o        Analytics Platform System (PDW V2)

o        Mash up data from different sources, such as Oracle & Hadoop

INSIGHTS WITH FAMILIAR TOOLS

o        Power BI in Office 365

o        Power Map for Excel

o        Mobile interfaces for Power BI

COMPLETE BI SOLUTION

o        SQL Server BI Edition

o        HA for StreamInsight, complex event processing

o        BI Semantic Model

o        SQL Server Data Tools support for BI

o        Change Data Capture for Oracle

ANALYSIS SERVICES

o        Import PowerPivot models into Analysis Services

o        Enhancements on productivity, performance

REPORTING SERVICES

o        Power View

o        Configurable reporting alerts

o        Reporting as SharePoint Shared Service

o        Report Builder 3.0

DATA QUALITY SERVICES

o        Build organizational knowledge base

o        Connect to 3rd party data cleansing providers

MASTER DATA SERVICES

o        Master Data Hub

o        Master Data Services Add-in for Microsoft Excel

INTEGRATION SERVICES

o        Graphical tools in SSIS

o        Extensible object model

o        SSIS as a Server

o        Broader data integration with more sources; DB vendors, cloud, Hadoop

o        Pipeline improvements

HYBRID CLOUD SOLUTIONS

o        Simplified backup to Windows Azure

o        Support for backup of previous versions of SQL Server to Windows Azure

o        Cloud back-up encryption support

o        Simplified cloud Disaster Recovery with AlwaysOn replicas in Windows Azure VMs

EASY ON-RAMP TO THE CLOUD

o        New Windows Azure Deployment UI for SQL Server

o        Larger SQL Server VMs and memory sizes now available in Windows Azure

o        DAC enhancements: Import/export with Windows Azure SQL Database

COMPLETE AND CONSISTENT FROM ON-PREM TO CLOUD

o        SQL Server Data Tools

o        License Mobility (with SA)

o        Resource Governor enhancements

o        Snapshot backups to Windows Azure via SQL Server Management Studio

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