Run SQL Server on your favorite platform
Built to help you do more
Industry leading
Build mission-critical, intelligent apps for online transaction processing (OLTP) with breakthrough scalability, performance, and availability.
Advanced security
Protect data at rest and in motion. SQL Server is the least vulnerable database for six years running in the NIST vulnerabilities database.
In-database advanced analytics
Analyze data directly within the SQL Server database—without moving the data—using R, the popular statistics language. Deliver insights on any device—online or offline—at one-fifth the cost of other self-service solutions.
Made for hybrid cloud
Get a consistent platform and tooling for easier workload mobility between your datacenter, private cloud, or Microsoft Azure.
Pay-as-you-go now available for SQL Server 2016
SQL Server, enabled by Azure Arc, extends Azure services on-premises, and manages your SQL Server estate from the Azure portal for a more unified and streamlined management experience. Monitor the health of your SQL Servers with SQL assessment—available at no additional cost—and bring enhanced security capabilities through Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
Use cloud-native features including a new pay-as-you-go model and pay for only what you use.
Go behind the data
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SQL Server 2016 Mission-Critical Performance white paper
SQL Server 2016 In-memory OLTP technical white paper
SQL Server 2016 In-memory OLTP and Columnstore feature comparison
SQL Server 2016 Deeper Insights Across Data white paper
SQL Server 2016 Hyperscale Cloud white paper
SQL Server 2016 and Windows Server 2016 Better Together white paper
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