{"id":15301,"date":"2016-03-18T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T17:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/dataplatforminsider\/?p=15301"},"modified":"2024-01-22T22:50:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:50:26","slug":"sql-server-2016-release-candidate-1-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/2016\/03\/18\/sql-server-2016-release-candidate-1-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"SQL Server 2016 Release Candidate 1 now available"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are excited to announce that our second SQL Server 2016 release candidate, SQL Server 2016 Release Candidate (RC) 1, is now available for download<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This is an important milestone in the release of SQL Server 2016, as the product is nearly feature complete, and means that a very rich set of capabilities is now available. These include real-time operational analytics, rich visualizations on mobile devices, built-in advanced analytics, new advanced security technologies and new hybrid scenarios that allow you to securely stretch data to the cloud.<\/p>\n

As part of our new rapid release model, we will be publishing multiple release candidates on a more frequent cadence. SQL Server 2016 RC 1, which you can try in your development and test environments, is available for download<\/a> today.<\/p>\n

In SQL Server 2016 RC 1, we made enhancements to SQL Server Reporting Services, including:\n<\/p>\n