NuoDB Starlings Release 1.1

Today NuoDB announced the immediate availability of the NuoDB Starlings Release 1.1.  The new release features .NET & Windows 64-bit support helping developers who wish to avoid the common scalability and performance issues associated with traditional databases.  And that’s not all.  We’ve addressed three areas of customer need.

The new release delivers user benefit in 3 key areas:
Microsoft 64-bit and .NET support

Substantial performance and productivity enhancements
User experience improvements.

What’s New in 1.1

Microsoft Enhancements
 

64 bit support for Windows Server, Windows 7 and 8 for high performance

Full support for Visual Studio 2012, LINQ and Entity Framework for a more integrated developer experience

.NET driver to avoid the common scalability and performance issues associated with Microsoft SQL Server

Azure compatibility for running/deploying NuoDB easily in the cloud.

Productivity & Performance Improvements

33% increase in scale-out performance

20-50% improvement for heavy workloads

Built-in schema browsing and querying for Integrated SQL development
 

Database demand simulation tools, including a sample eCommerce schema and configurable load scenarios for improved provisioning of both predictable and unpredictable web traffic.

Improved User Experience

New NuoDB DevCenter– a central, easy to use location for all NuoDB developer resources, now integrated with the NuoDB Console for faster access

 SQL Explorer fully integrated into the NuoDB Console for dropping and creating web tables without ever leaving the browser.