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Microsoft announced the release of the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) version of SQL Server 2016 on June 1, 2016. The good news is that you can download SQL Server 2016 Developer Edition for Free. Different editions of SQL Server 2016 which are available are Enterprise, Standard, Web, Developer and Express Edition.
- SQL Enhancements in SQL Server
- Always Encrypted
- Query Store
- Row Level Security
- Temporal Table
- Dynamic Data Masking
- Stretch Databases
- PolyBase
- R Built-in T-SQL
- JSON Support
- TempDB Configuration Changes
Follow the steps for SQL Server 2016 Download of Developer Edition for Free.
SQL Server Developer Edition is always a full-featured free edition of SQL Server Enterprise Edition. As a Database Developer, DBA, or Business Intelligence Developer, one can easily Download SQL Server 2016 (SQL Server 2016 Download) from Microsoft Website.
It is essential to consider that SQL Server Developer Edition is for development and testing only, not for production environments or for use with production data. This article explains How to perform a SQL Server 2016 Download.
How to Download SQL Server 2016 Developer Edition for Free
You can download SQL Server 2016 Developer Edition for Free if you become the member of Visual Studio Dev Essentials.
SQL Server 2016 Download can be done very quickly from Microsoft for Free if you become a Visual Studio Dev Essentials member.
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How to Download SQL Server 2016 from MSDN Subscription
If you have a valid MSDN subscription then you can download any version of SQL Server 2016 from Subscribers Download Section of MSDN as shown in the snippet below.
Conclusion
This is indeed a great move from Microsoft to allow Developers to Download and explore SQL Server 2014 and SQL Server 2016 along with other Microsoft Developer Products to members of Visual Studio Dev Essentials.
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