SQL Server 2016 - New Releases

There are few new releases related to Microsoft SQL Server in last few days. Here is the list, get them downloaded as you need and install.

Cumulative Update #2 for SQL Server 2016 RTM
Link: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sqlreleaseservices/cumulative-update-2-for-sql-server-2016-rtm/

SQL Server Management Studio -16.4.1 Release
Link: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sqlreleaseservices/announcing-sql-server-management-studio-16-4-release/

SQL Server Data Tools 16.4 Release
Link: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ssdt/2016/09/20/sql-server-data-tools-16-4-release/

SQL Server Management Studio - December 2015 Release

The SQL Server Management Studio - December 2015 release is available for downloading with few enhancements related to November release and some bug fixes. Once installed, you should see the version upgrade from 12.0.2269.0 to 13.0.900.73. Here is the link for downloading;

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt238290.aspx

Here are changes done (quoted from the downloading page)

• Improvements to Execution plan (Showplan) comparison - to enable comparison of the current query execution plan with one saved in a file.
• Improved IntelliSense support - for inline columnstore indexes in SSMS.
• Bug fix in Extended Events session wizard - to enable selection of templates when connected to an Azure V12 server.
• Improvements and bug fixes- to enable functionality to switch to results tab after query execution, and to display un-truncated column headers when SSMS is set to display results in grid format.