{"id":20516,"date":"2017-07-17T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/dataplatforminsider\/?p=20516"},"modified":"2024-01-22T22:50:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:50:59","slug":"first-release-candidate-of-sql-server-2017-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/2017\/07\/17\/first-release-candidate-of-sql-server-2017-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"First release candidate of SQL Server 2017 now available"},"content":{"rendered":"
We are pleased to announce availability of the first public release candidate for SQL Server 2017<\/a>, Release Candidate 1 (RC1), which is now available for download. This means that development work for the new version of SQL Server is complete along most dimensions needed to bring the industry-leading performance and security of SQL Server to Windows, Linux, and Docker containers.<\/p>\n In our seven community technology previews (CTPs) to date, SQL Server 2017 has delivered:<\/p>\n In SQL Server 2017 RC1, there were several feature enhancements of note:<\/p>\n SQL Server 2017 has several new benchmarks demonstrating faster performance than competitive databases, and against older versions of SQL Server:<\/p>\n In SQL Server 2017, we have introduced support for SQL Server on Linux-based containers, a benefit for customers using containers in development or production. We\u2019re also working to help developers get started developing an app for SQL Server<\/a> as fast as possible with installation instructions, code snippets, and other handy information.<\/p>\n On our new microsite DevOps using SQL Server<\/a>, which launched today, developers and development managers can learn how to integrate SQL Server in their DevOps tasks. Find demos, documentation, and blogs, as well as videos and conference presentations. Or, join the DevOps conversation at our Gitter channels.<\/p>\n In fact, with our Early Adoption Program, customers can develop new applications for SQL Server 2017 or add Linux support to existing applications, and get the support and end-user license agreement that they need to go into production on SQL Server right now. Here are some customers already benefitting from SQL Server 2017 on Linux:<\/p>\n Try the release candidate of the SQL Server 2017 today! Get started with our updated developer tutorials<\/a> that show you how to install and use SQL Server 2017 on macOS, Docker, Windows, and Linux and quickly build an app in a programming language of your choice. For more ways to get started, try the following:<\/p>\n Have questions? Join the discussion of SQL Server 2017 at MSDN<\/a>. If you run into an issue or would like to make a suggestion, you can let us know through Connect<\/a>. We look forward to hearing from you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We are pleased to announce availability of the first public release candidate for SQL Server 2017, Release Candidate 1 (RC1), which is now available for download. This means that development work for the new version of SQL Server is complete along most dimensions needed to bring the industry-leading performance and security of SQL Server to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1457,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_classifai_error":"","_classifai_text_to_speech_error":"","footnotes":""},"post_tag":[],"product":[5227,2406,2478],"content-type":[2421],"topic":[],"coauthors":[2487],"class_list":["post-20516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","product-sql","product-sql-server-2017","product-sql-server-benchmarks-and-performance","content-type-announcements","review-flag-1-1593580431-15","review-flag-2-1593580436-981","review-flag-alway-1593580309-407","review-flag-integ-1593580287-179","review-flag-new-1593580247-437","review-flag-partn-1593580283-335"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
Key enhancements in Release Candidate 1<\/h2>\n
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SQL Server 2017 for faster performance<\/h2>\n
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Streamline your DevOps using SQL Server 2017<\/h2>\n
Customers are already benefitting from SQL Server 2017<\/h2>\n
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Get started with SQL Server 2017 RC1 today!<\/h2>\n
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