SQL Server 2008 Technologies
Analysis Services
SQL Server 2008 helps enable organizations to build comprehensive,
enterprise-scale analytic solutions that deliver actionable
insights through familiar tools.
Data Mining
SQL Server 2008 empowers informed decisions with predictive
analysis through complete and intuitive data mining, seamlessly
integrated throughout the Microsoft BI platform, and extensible
into any application.
High Availability-Always On
SQL Server 2008 Always On Technologies provides a full range of
options to minimize downtime and maintain appropriate levels of
application availability.
Integration Services
SQL Server 2008 provides a scalable enterprise data integration
platform with exceptional ETL and integration capabilities,
enabling organizations to more easily manage data from a wide array
of data sources.
Manageability
Microsoft SQL Server provides a policy-based system for managing
one or more instances of SQL Server, along with tools for
performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and tuning that enable
administrators to more efficiently manage their databases and SQL
Server instances.
Performance and Scalability
SQL Server 2008 provides a comprehensive data platform and
includes technologies to scale-up individual servers and scale-out
very large databases, along with tools to optimize performance.
Programmability
Discover how SQL Server 2008 enables developers to build powerful,
next-generation database applications with the .NET Framework and
Visual Studio Team System.
Reporting Services
Learn how SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services provides a complete
server-based platform designed to support a wide variety of
reporting needs to deliver relevant information where needed across
the entire enterprise.
Security
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 offers security feature enhancements
that help provide effective management of security feature
configuration, strong authentication and access control, powerful
encryption and key management capabilities, and enhanced
auditing.
Spatial Data
SQL Server 2008 delivers comprehensive spatial support that
enables organizations to seamlessly consume, use, and extend
location-based data through spatial-enabled applications,
ultimately helping end users make better decisions.