MS SQL 2008 is designed to make data management self organized, self tuning and self maintained with the development of SQL server always best in the provisioning of technologies providing almost nil downtime. The SQL Server 2008 includes support for structured and semi-structured data. It also includes digital media formats for pictures, audio, video and other multimedia data. This new version of MS SQL has a feature of better compression, it helps scalability. The resource Governer in SQL Server 2008 helps reserving resources for certain users and workflows, with the capabilities for transparent encryption of data and compression of back-ups. The ADO.NET Entity Framework is supported by SQL Server 2008. The reporting tools, replications, and data definition gets built around the Entity Data Model.
The SQL reporting services would gain charting capabilities from the integration of data visualization products.
Key Features Of SQL 2008 Database Hosting
- SQL 2008’s New Data Types.
The MS SQL 2008 Hosting includes new date and time data types, which are as follows DATETIME2, DATE, DATETIMEOFFSET, TIME. It enables applications to have separate data and time types. Called as the Spatial Data Types, it helps build spatial capabilities with the support from spatial data. This feature helps customers to implement Earth Round solutions with the individual geography data types such as the longitudes and latitudes to identify the areas on the Earth.
SQL 2008 64-bit. With MS SQL 2008 Hosting and LINQ language integrated Query, developers can use strongly typed, set oriented queries to run against ADO.NET (viz. LINQ to SQL), the ADO.NET Entity framework, ADO.NET Datasets and the Entity Data Service Mapping provider. Developers can use LINQ directly on SQL Server 2008 tables and columns with the use of a new LINQ to SQL provider.
2 . MS SQL 2008 Business Intelligence : This comprehensive analytical, integration and data migration capabilities of the SQL Server 2008 enables companies to extend the value of their existing applications in spite of the platform. Faster and better decisions is now possible with the BI solutions built on SQL Server Express 2008 which delivers critical and timely information to every employee.
3. MS SQL 2008 Enterprise Data Management : SQL Server Express 2008 can deliver more reliable, secure and productive data platform for line of business and analytical applications. SQL 2008 is the most dependable and secure release done by Microsoft.
4. SQL Server 2008 Developer Productivity : Developers productivity significantly increases as SQL Server 2008 provides an end to end development environment including new technologies.
