Microsoft has announced the public availability of SQL Server 2017 Release Candidate 1 on Windows, Linux, macOS, and Docker. The database software packs a number of enhancements and new features.
Back in March 2016, Microsoft announced that it was bringing SQL Server 2016 to Linux after it officially joined the Linux Foundation as a platinum member. The company stayed true to its word and released the first public preview on the operating system after eight months. Since then, it has been consistently rolling out updates and improving the software.
Today, Microsoft has announced the public availability of SQL Server 2017 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) on Windows, Linux, macOS, and Docker containers.
The company states that to-date, it has released seven community technology previews of SQL Server 2017, with each update bringing new capabilities and improvements. These features include Graph data processing support, adaptive query processing, Python integration for advanced analytics, and Linux support for tier-1 mission-critical workloads.
With the public availability of SQL Server 2017 RC1, Microsoft is offering further enhancements including:
In addition, Microsoft has also listed several benchmark results establishing SQL Server 2017 as the most competitive and faster database software. The company also says that lots of customers are already enjoying these benefits as a part of its Early Adoption Program.
You can find out more about the release of SQL Server 2017 RC1 by visiting Microsoft’s website here and check out the updated developer tutorials here .
