This release will update the SQL Server and Analysis Services components. After installation of this Servicing Update, you will still have the option to install the next SQL Server 2019 CU or GDR servicing release. It is a supplemental patch designed to be installed after SQL Server 2019 RTM. This Servicing Update for SQL Server 2019 RTM is a non-security GDR release. Servicing Update for SQL Server 2019 RTM - KB4517790 Reduce the risk of upgrades while using new SQL capabilities when you are ready though inbuilt database compatibility levels Run applications and deploy databases across multiple operating systems and platforms with compatibility Extend the power of the T-SQL language in a secure and robust fashion Increase application and database uptime and availability through features like ADR (Advanced Database Recovery) Increase confidential computing of data through hardware enclaves Reduce the need for application and query changes to gain a boost in performance Integrate and secure machine learning applications with scalable performance Reduce the need for Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) applications by eliminating data movement Store enterprise data in a data lake and offer SQL and Spark query capability overall data SQL Server 2019 is designed to solve challenges of the modern data professional including: SQL Server 2019 encompasses all of this in one product, SQL Server 2019 brings enhancements in the core SQL engine, offers a scale-up and scale-out system with built in support for Big Data (Apache Spark, Data Lake), state of the art data virtualization technology, and with built-in machine learning capabilities. In today’s demanding world of massive data, wide variety of data sources, and expectations of near real-time application and query performance you need more than just a database engine.

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