- Cumulative waitstats info https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=275212
- A central registered server list https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=136596
Of course there is a lot more in this CTP 5 and the first thing you will notice is the new installer which is a lot better than in previous versions. A great addition is the ability to configure the location of tempdb at install time.
But let us look at the nifty stuff that has been added to SQL Server:
- Backup compression
- Intellisense
- Filestream support
- Many improvements on partitioning
- Plan freezing
- Resource Governor
- Change tracking
- Transparent Data Encryption
- Spatial data support
- Lock escalation can be defined on table level
- ...
Obviously there are many other new features available, as well in the Database Engine as in the other services like Reporting Services, Analysis Server and Integration Services. I suggest that you download the new Books Online to read about all the exciting new features because this time there are too many to discuss them in one post.
A quick note, when installing on Windows Server 2008 RC0 I had to start setup.exe because the autorun splash screen did not work and returned several javascript errors.
