With PolyBase in SQL Server 2016, the days of disjoint relational and semi-structured data are over. With the combination of PolyBase and T-SQL, users can query data stored in HDFS as if it is local ...

Note, PolyBase supports Hadoop encryption zones starting with SQL Server 2016 SP1 CU7 and SQL Server 2017 CU3. This functionality is not available in Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Azure SQL Database, or ...

This data virtualization scenario is possible with the use of PolyBase connectors." First introduced with SQL Server 2016, PolyBase has evolved over the years and with the latest version, SQL Server ...

PolyBase, a data virtualization feature for SQL Server, allows users to seamlessly query data from various external sources directly using T-SQL (Transact-SQL) without the need for separate client ...

Top 7 Features Coming to SQL Server 2016 SQL 2016 has a number of major enhancements which will help whether or not you are implementing on-prem, in Azure or in a hybrid model.