The SQL Server 2016 infographic provides a visual overview of SQL Server 2016 features: on-premises, in the cloud, and in between. How can your current skills and knowledge of SQL Server help you transition to SQL Server within a Virtual Machine in Microsoft Azure, or to an Azure SQL Database?
Original Article Source: Azure Infographic: SQL Server 2016 written by Chris Pietschmann (If you're reading this somewhere other than Build5Nines.com, it was republished without permission.)
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