{"id":13711,"date":"2015-07-28T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/dataplatforminsider\/2015\/07\/28\/sql-server-2016-community-technology-preview-2-2-is-available\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T22:50:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:50:14","slug":"sql-server-2016-community-technology-preview-2-2-is-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/2015\/07\/28\/sql-server-2016-community-technology-preview-2-2-is-available\/","title":{"rendered":"SQL Server 2016 Community Technology Preview 2.2 is available"},"content":{"rendered":"

The SQL Server engineering team is committed to SQL Server 2016<\/a> monthly public preview release rhythm. Following CTP 2.1 release<\/a> last month, we are excited to announce the immediate availability of SQL Server 2016 CTP 2.2 release for download<\/a>. This incremental release includes new capabilities for query store, stretch database, core engine, temporal, MDS, reporting services and engine scalability improvements. Learn about these improvements below.<\/p>\n

The Stretch Database<\/strong> enables you dynamically stretch the cold transactional data to Azure SQL so your operational data is always at hand, no matter the size, and you can benefit from the low cost of using Azure. Improvements in this release include:<\/p>\n