16.0 New Features Summary

New features, performance improvements, behavior changes, administration tool changes, and documentation collection changes were introduced in SAP Sybase IQ 16.0. Some features from earlier releases were deprecated or discontinued. If you are updating from a 15.x release, you must run the ALTER DATABASE UPGRADE command.

• Read This First: Helpful Hints Before You Start Using SAP Sybase IQ 16
  Although the SAP® Sybase® IQ 16 New Features Summary describes all new SAP Sybase IQ functionality, some features may require additional action on your part to take advantage of the new architecture introduced in the initial 16.0 version.
• New Features
  New features were introduced in SAP Sybase IQ 16.0.
• Performance Improvements
  Distributed query processing and micro query performance has improved in SAP Sybase IQ 16.0. The new Cache Ejection feature improves performance by eliminating unnecessary cache page reads.
• Discontinued Features
  If you are upgrading from an earlier release of SAP Sybase IQ 16.0, note the features and functionality discontinued in this release. Discontinued features and functionality are not supported by SAP.
• Deprecated Features
  If you are upgrading from an earlier release of SAP Sybase IQ, note the features and functionality deprecated in release 16.0. Deprecated features and functionality are supported for backward compatibility, but are not recommended. Support will be removed in an upcoming release.
• Behavior Changes
  Several behavior changes have been introduced in SAP Sybase IQ 16.0.
• Administration Tool Changes
  Sybase Central is replaced by Sybase Control Center (SCC).
• Documentation Collection Changes
  The SAP Sybase IQ 16.0 documentation collection contains new documentation, redesigned manuals, and retitled manuals. This topic helps you locate content in the 16.0 collection.