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# SQL Server Resources
  This article provides links to videos, samples and community resources for SQL Server 2016 and later.  
  
 Learn about  new features in SQL Server
 - [What's new in SQL Server 2016](../sql-server/what-s-new-in-sql-server-2016.md).
 - [What's new in SQL Server 2017](../sql-server/what-s-new-in-sql-server-2017.md)  
  
 [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../includes/sscurrent-md.md)] is the biggest leap forward in Microsoft's data platform history with real-time operational analytics, rich visualizations on mobile devices, built-in advanced analytics, new advanced security technology, and new hybrid cloud scenarios. Other benefits include enhanced in-memory performance, stretching OLTP data to Microsoft Azure, and simplified management of relational and non-relational data.  
  
-   [![Download from Evaluation Center](../analysis-services/media/download.png)](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-sql-server-2016) Download SQL Server 2016 from the  **[Evaluation Center](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-sql-server-2016)**.  
  
- ![Azure Virtual Machine small](../analysis-services/media/azure-virtual-machine-small.png) Have an Azure account?  Then go **[Here](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/partners/microsoft/sqlserver2016sp1standardwindowsserver2016/)** to spin up a Virtual Machine with SQL Server 2016 SP1 already installed. 
  
## SQL Server 2016 videos and samples  
- [Wide World Importers sample databases and scripts for SQL Server 2016 and Azure SQL Database](https://github.com/Microsoft/sql-server-samples)  
- [SQL Server videos on Channel 9](https://channel9.msdn.com/Search?term=SQL%20Server%202016)  
  
##  <a name="community"></a> Connect with the SQL Community  
 The SQL  community is strong and offers an amazing number of resources from education to connection. See what the SQL Server community is up to.  
  
-   [SQL Server Team Blog](http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/)  
  
-   [SQL Server questions on Stack Overflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/sql-server)  
  
-   [SQL Server Community Center](http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/community.aspx)  
  
-   [SQL Server Tools Forum](https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sqlserver/en-US/home?forum=sqltools)  
  
-   [SSAS and Power Pivot Team Blog](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/analysisservices/tag/powerpivot/)  
  
-   [SQL Server Twitter Feed](http://twitter.com/ms_sql_server)  
  
-   [SQL Server Facebook Page](http://www.facebook.com/sqlserver)  
  
-   [PASS Events](http://www.sqlpass.org/Events.aspx)  
  
-   [SQL Server on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/sqlserver)  
  
## See Also
- [SQL Server 2016 Release Notes](../sql-server/sql-server-2016-release-notes.md)
- [Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2016](../sql-server/install/hardware-and-software-requirements-for-installing-sql-server.md)
 -  [SQL Server 2016 Product page on microsoft.com](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/products/sql-server-2016/)