Help Make SQL Server “Denali” The Best Release Yet!

Bugs reported by the community have played a huge role in the amazing quality of past releases of SQL Server. In SQL Server 2008 we fixed over 1,000 bugs submitted by the SQL Server community prior to release. And in SQL Server 2008 R2 we fixed over 300 Community submitted bugs prior to the release.

Now is the time to test new features and send us feedback!

Download SQL Server "Denali" CTP3 - here!

Microsoft Connect is the place to submit bugs. This tool connects right into our bug tracking database, Team Foundation Server.

To promote your participation in testing SQL Server Code Name “Denali” we are running the Feedback Challenge.

Starting on Friday August 19, we will be sending SQL Server gifts packs valued at $30 to each person who submits bugs or provides feedback on how we can improve SQL Server Code Name “Denali” up through August 31, 2011 (or to the first 300 respondents).

Here are a list of areas we want your feedback:

• Database Engine Features
  • AlwaysOn
  • Beyond Relational
  • Development & Management
  • Others
• BI Features
  • Project Crescent
  • Analysis Services
• Other Areas
  • Product Update
  • Data Quality Services
  • Master Data Services

 

AlwaysOn

• AlwaysOn Availability Groups
  • Sync/Async data movement configurations
  • Automatic failover with Sync
  • Quorum configurations and Disaster Recovery
  • Client connectivity configuration via AG Listener
  • Setup, Deployment, Management experiences
• AlwaysOn Failover Cluster Instances Enhancements
  • Stretch Clustering
  • Configurable Failure Detection Levels
  • Failover/Recovery time enhancements
• Windows Server Core support
• Manageability (Management Studio, PowerShell, Monitoring, T-SQL)

Beyond Relational

• FileTable functionality and performance
• Semantic Search
• Fulltext Search functionality & performance 

Development & Management

• Contained Databases
• Project “Juneau”
• Management Studio
• PowerShell 2.0 Support
• Data-tier Application (DAC)

Others

• Columnstore Indexes
• LocalDB
• Extended Events Profiler & Distributed Replay

Project Crescent

• More information on Project Crescent

Analysis Services

• Tabular Modeling
• Tabular Model Solutions
• Extended Events

Product Update

• More information on testing the new Product Update feature

Data Quality Services

• More information on Data Quality Services

Master Data Services

• More information on Master Data Services

Comments

• Anonymous
  August 23, 2011
  Looks great, now have it run on all OSs to FINISH Oracle once and for all.

• Anonymous
  August 23, 2011
  Why is there such a focus on making SQL Server a file server??

• Anonymous
  August 26, 2011
  FileTables remove a significant barrier to the use of SQL Server for the storage and management of unstructured data that is currently residing as files on file servers. Enterprises can move this data from file servers into FileTables to take advantage of integrated administration and services provided by SQL Server. At the same time, they can maintain Windows application compatibility for their existing Windows applications that see this data as files in the file system.