{"id":15394,"date":"2016-04-01T10:00:42","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T17:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/dataplatforminsider\/?p=15394"},"modified":"2024-01-22T22:50:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:50:28","slug":"sql-server-2016-release-candidate-2-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/2016\/04\/01\/sql-server-2016-release-candidate-2-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"SQL Server 2016 Release Candidate 2 now available"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are excited to announce that our third SQL Server 2016 release candidate, SQL Server 2016 Release Candidate (RC) 2, is now available for download<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Our SQL Server Release Candidates represent important milestones in the release of SQL Server 2016, as the product is now 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 are publishing multiple release candidates on a more frequent cadence. SQL Server 2016 RC 2, which you can try in your development and test environments, is available for download<\/a> today.<\/p>\n

In SQL Server 2016 RC 2, enhancements include:<\/p>\n