SQL sequel
Microsoft has announced the 2008 version of its data management and business intelligence platform - SQL Server.
“SQL Server 2008 is the only major database that includes comprehensive, tightly integrated functionality for data management as well as advanced business intelligence out of the box," said corporate VP of the Data and Storage Platform Division at Microsoft Ted Kummert.
"By offering a complete solution, we save customers time and money and allow them to focus on deriving the most value from their data assets.”
Dan Jones of Kummert's team read out a "top ten reasons to upgrade" list:
10. Easy installation and upgrade
9. Support for spacial data
8. Integration services
7. Scalability
6. Reporting services
5. Performance system analysis
4. Transparent data encryption
3. Data compression
2. Policy based management
1. Resource governor
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