{"id":19525,"date":"2017-04-05T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/dataplatforminsider\/?p=19525"},"modified":"2024-01-22T22:50:48","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:50:48","slug":"the-top-5-reasons-to-upgrade-to-sql-server-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/2017\/04\/05\/the-top-5-reasons-to-upgrade-to-sql-server-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"The top 5 reasons to upgrade to SQL Server 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
Upgrading your software can be daunting, we know. The fast pace of business makes it easy to tell yourself, \u201cI\u2019ll do it later when I have time.\u201d We get it! But here are five key reasons to make time to upgrade to SQL Server 2016, which was named DBMS of the Year<\/a> in 2016 by DBengines.com.<\/p>\n Now that you\u2019re up to speed on the benefits of SQL Server 2016, find out what\u2019s coming next by joining us for the upcoming Data Amp online event on Wednesday, April 19, 2017<\/a>. This online event begins at 8 a.m. Pacific Time and will feature keynotes by Scott Guthrie, executive vice president, Microsoft Cloud and Enterprise Group, and Joseph Sirosh, corporate vice president, Microsoft Data Group, who will demonstrate how innovations in data, intelligence, and analytics are driving digital transformation. We\u2019ll be making important announcements and showing off the latest tech that can get the most out of your data and give you a competitive edge, so you don\u2019t want to miss it.<\/p>\n\n