SQL Server “Denali” is the code name for the next version of SQL Server. The CTP1 of Denali was released on Nov 8, 2010, and you can download here. The next CTP will be available this summer.
I will have future posts that will cover the following major new items in Denali: the new SSAS features, the new SQL Server Developer Tools, codename ‘Juneau”, and the new reporting tool called Project Crescent. In the meantime, here are the best resources I have found that describe the new features:
What’s New (Microsoft help)
Top 9 New Features of SQL Server “Denali”
Dattatrey Sindol’s blog on the new features
Jacob Sebastian’s list of new features
What’s new in Denali CTP1. And what isn’t in CTP1
Videos:
Pinal Dave’s Inside of Next Generation SQL Server – Denali
Microsoft SQL Server Code-Named “Denali” AlwaysOn Series,Part 1: Introducing the Next Generation High Availability Solution
The T-SQL Cookbook: What’s Cool in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 and New in SQL Server Code-Named “Denali”
What’s New in Microsoft SQL Server Code-Named “Denali” for Reporting Services
What’s New in Manageability for Microsoft SQL Server Code-Named “Denali”
What’s New in Microsoft SQL Server Code-Named “Denali” for SQL Server Integration Services
