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title: "New features in SQL Server 2012"  
description: "Microsoft recently lunched SQL Server 2012. We are known, SQL Server 2012 is enhancing of SQL Server 2008, but we not aware, what are new features Mic"  
author: "AVADHESH PATEL"  
published: 2013-01-21  
updated: 2014-09-18  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/blog/433/new-features-in-sql-server-2012  
category: "database"  
tags: ["database"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# New features in SQL Server 2012

Microsoft recently lunched [SQL Server](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12999/what-is-table-valued-function-in-sql-server) 2012. We are known, SQL Server 2012 is enhancing of SQL Server 2008, but we not aware, what are new features Microsoft include in SQL Server 2012. In this blog, I gave some topic that related to SQL Server 2012 features, that details, you read in given links.

· Database Engine

· Analysis Services

· [Integration](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/88515/common-mistakes-in-computer-integration-to-avoid) Services

· Data Quality Services

· Master Data Services

· [Replication](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/320/what-is-the-purpose-of-replication)

· [Reporting](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12967/portable-reporting-systems-and-mobile-device-management) Services

· Reductions in application downtime

· [Improvements](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/306937/claude-4-explained-features-improvements-and-use-cases) in database and [application performance](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/159995/what-is-the-role-of-the-node-js-cluster-module-and-how-can-it-improve-application-performance)

· Improvements in [productivity](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23599/how-gadgets-can-help-boost-your-productivity)

· Costs savings

· Empowering end-users with BI tools to improve [decision making](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34959/whar-are-some-important-decision-making-skills-you-need-to-know)

You can read below link for details

[http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb500435.aspx](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb500435.aspx)

[http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc645993.aspx](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc645993.aspx)

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