Its 1st June 2016 and finally Microsoft has released SQL Server 2016 full and final version, and is available for download!

Exactly a year back the first CTP version of SQL Server 2016 was released and we got a chance to get a glimpse of the new features coming in. Then after every month or two Microsoft kept rolling out the CTP versions with more new features, enhancements, and bug fixes on the previous CTP builds.

–> Download SQL Server:

To download SQL Server 2016 you can Register and Download the SQL Server 2016 Full or free Evaluation version (180 days) here.

Or you can Direct download the DVD ISO file image (~2.1 GB) SQLServer2016-x64-ENU.iso

–> Free Developer Version:

Microsoft on March 2016 announced that going forward the Developer version of SQL Server any release will be free for Developers and Learning purpose. Register and Download the Developer version.

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