Here you can see the main difference between traditional relational-only and document-only systems and the hybrid model that SQL Server 2016 provides. In SQL Server 2016, you can combine both scalar ...

SQL Server 2016 is expected to offer native support for working with JSON. The first iteration of this support will be released as part of SQL Server 2016’s CTP 2.

With SQL Server 2016, you can store JSON objects in your rows. Here’s how to work with JSON objects, including how to update them once you’ve found them.

Dino Esposito explains JSON-to-rowset native support in SQL Server 2016 and provides a realistic perspective of data query when you have JSON data stored in the database.

The input JSON object can be build using other reusable JSON objects (for example a constant with nested JOIN statements, that are used in various queries. It offers an easy way to build simple or ...

CREATE INDEX idx_Person_1 ON Person(vCompany) As you can see, SQL Server provides a hybrid model where you can put values from JSON either in key or included columns and uses both JSON values and ...