New Features in SQL Server Code-name Denali - CTP3

Microsoft are shipping some new technology in the upcoming version of SQL Server. This new technology is code-named "Apollo" and introduces two new features.

• Columnstore Indexes
• Vector-based query execution

These 2 features claim to speed up Data Warehouse query processing time by a factor of between 10 and 100. Follow this link for a full description of the these features. You can download the CTP3 of Denali here.

- Paul Steynberg