Microsoft SQL Server 2014 is a version of the relational database management system designed by Microsoft, released on April 1, 2014.
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 was released on April 1, 2014, and brought with it some notable changes. They include but are not limited to:
- New cardinality estimator
- New In-Memory OLTP Engine
- Enhanced Windows Server Integration
- ...
For a full list of features, Microsoft supports and updates a comprehensive list of features, comparative to older versions of SQL Server.
The full list of editions has been updated as well in the latest version of SQL Server.
Currently they have three mainstream production editions:
- Enterprise
- Business Intelligence
- Standard
A specialized edition in Web, and two breadth editions in Developer and Express.