Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Schools and colleges are under constant pressure to produce reporting data for internal, inter-institution, and governmental purposes. This data must be up-to-date and accurate at all times. But this is not easy when faced with ongoing challenges, such as changes in student and teacher cohorts, and managing multiple curricula.
Microsoft® SQL ServerTM 2005 is the next-generation database and analysis solution for education, with tools to turn raw data into information that supports better decision-making. Data warehouses provide important management information using online analytical processing (OLAP), which helps institutions to make sense of complex data in a variety of ways.
Five Reasons to Deploy SQL Server 2005
| • | In addition to supporting core education applications including student records and finance systems, SQL Server 2005 offers a comprehensive data warehousing solution. |
| • | Market-leading performance and scalability—SQL Server 2005 regularly appears at the top of the TPC-C data-processing benchmarking tables. |
| • | Superb reliability—an independent study by Aberdeen Group found that nine early-adopter sites had a combined 99.95 per cent uptime on Microsoft Windows® 2000 Server. |
| • | Revolutionary self-tuning and dynamic self-configuring features optimise database performance, while management tools automate standard activities. |
| • | Graphical tools and wizards simplify set-up, database design, and performance monitoring, allowing you to focus on meeting strategic objectives. |
Benefits for Stakeholders
Institutions
Better quality data helps institutions make more informed decisions about student numbers, performance, and targets. SQL Server 2005 offers the tools and power to create and maintain database-powered applications that are reliable and scalable. It can be combined with powerful management tools, to build the next-generation applications for education.
Students
Learners will benefit from institutions that are better-equipped to make decisions about how budgets and resources are managed. Students taking scientific or technical subjects will benefit more directly on a day-to-day basis from the powerful capabilities of SQL Server 2005.
Teachers
Teachers rely on data about students to keep track of student progress, but also to meet essential reporting requirements. SQL Server 2005 gives teachers the tools to prepare and analyse key information.
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