Did you know SSMS can make sounds? We start the show with some interesting things you might do with it.

In addition, we talk about:

• SQL Server on Linux
• Hadoop fundamentals
• SQL Server 2016 eBook
• Changes to auto update statistics in SQL Server 2016
• New SQL Server 2016 database level configurations
• Distributed Availability Groups - what is it and use cases
• How AWS storage works

Items mentioned in the show:

• Guy Glantser - Hadoop Fundamentals
• Denny Cherry - How to make SSMS beep when a query is done?
• Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2016: Mission-Critical Applications, Deeper Insights, Hyperscale Cloud, Preview 2
• Erik Darling - Changes to auto update stats thresholds in SQL Server 2016
• Brent Ozar - SQL Server 2016: The Death of the Trace Flag
• Distributed Availability Groups