“In this particular version, they are focusing very heavily on three pillars: performance, security and mission-critical availability.” Every time that you get into a major SQL Server version, you say, ‘come on, what’s left?’” “It’s been a journey to get into SQL Server 2019. This just means we need a few more episodes to dig into more features. We spoke about some of the Polybase changes in Episode 180 and in this episode Javier Villegas guides us as we dive into some of the performance enhancements–and run out of time. While at first glance, it appeared this release was all about Big Data Clusters, and rightfully so–it brings ‘cloud first’ options to on-premises scenarios however, it is not the only big feature. Getting released just before the end of the year, SQL Server 2019 is now available in general release.
