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title: What's new in SQL Server 2016?
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# [What's new in SQL Server 2016?](https://blog.coeo.com/mattrobertshaw/2015/11/02/whats-new-in-sql-server-2016-2)

 Written by [Matt Robertshaw](https://blog.coeo.com/author/matt-robertshaw) | 02-Nov-2015 16:08:22

Heard about SQL Server 2016?  Want to know more?

If you weren’t already aware, Microsoft have published a [series of videos](https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Data-Exposed) on Channel 9 covering new features and enhancement in SQL Server 2016.  They vary in lengths but provide good insight into some of the changes.  [This](https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Data-Exposed/SQL-Server-2016-AlwaysOn) 17 minute video sees Kevin Farlee talk about the enhancements to the AlwaysOn feature-set including performance enhancements, DTC support, Group-Managed Service Accounts (GMSA’s) support, failover enhancements and much more!

It doesn't stop there!  There are even more recordings that cover:

- [Query Store in SQL Server 2016](https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Data-Exposed/Query-Store-in-SQL-Server-2016)
- [Temporal in SQL Server 2016](https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Data-Exposed/Temporal-in-SQL-Server-2016)
- [SQL Server Stretch DB](https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Data-Exposed/SQL-Server-Stretch-DB)
- [SQL Server 2016 Always Encrypted](https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Data-Exposed/SQL-Server-2016-Always-Encrypted)
- [SQL Server 2016 Row Level Security](https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Data-Exposed/SQL-Server-2016-Row-Level-Security)
- … and much more!

[View full post](https://blog.coeo.com/mattrobertshaw/2015/11/02/whats-new-in-sql-server-2016-2)

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