Unlike previous versions where columnstore indexes were read-only, 2014 made them updateable, improving real-time analytics. Managing with SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 2014
SSMS 2014 is the primary tool for managing, configuring, and administering all components within SQL Server. It serves as a "one-stop shop" for: sql management 2014
: Create separate plans for daily (log backups, incremental stats) and weekly (full backups, index maintenance). 2014 made them updateable
SSMS 2014 is the primary interface for administering SQL Server 2014 instances. Key capabilities include: incremental stats) and weekly (full backups
Provides instance-level HA using shared storage.
Users can extend the SQL Server buffer pool to non-volatile memory like SSDs, significantly increasing performance for paging operations.