Customer Quotes

• “We’ve seen tables reduced in size by 80% using SQL Server 2008 Backup Compression. With 100 terabytes of data, we’re very happy to be able to reduce our backup footprint.”

  Thomas Grohser, Senior Database Engineer, bwin

  “This Microsoft mission-critical solution is cost effective. In addition to the reliability, our enterprise agreement covers all of the components that we need for MSCLink at a small fraction of what it would cost if we were running on an Oracle platform.”

  Fabio Catassi, Chief Technology Officer, Mediterranean Shipping Company

• “Relying on the Microsoft Application Platform gives us confidence that our most important systems will perform exactly as we need them to, when we need them to.”

  Samantha Kinoshita, IT Manager for Infrastructure and Operations, London Drugs

  “This puts us ahead of a lot of other insurance companies because data is up to date all the time. When customers ring up, employees have immediate access to all the information they need to provide the best service possible.”

  Mike Buck, Chief Information Officer, Provident Insurance

• “We asked ourselves where we want to be five years from now, and the Microsoft solution was the best solution. We wanted a single platform for over 200 scientists and doctors. We wanted them to better communicate, and help them do their work. They need to concentrate on drug studies, and (SQL Server 2008) can make it happen.”

  Martin Rafalski, IT Manager, Eli Lilly

  “Our new data warehouse built with SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse gives us a 360-degree view of customers. This helps us design the best products and provide the best possible customer service.”

  Claus Nielsen, Chief Financial Officer, Telmore

• “With SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse, we’ve realised up to a 95% reduction in data query times.”

  Eric Hunter, Senior Manager of Business Intelligence and Marketing, Aflac

  “It’s quite an achievement to run nearly 800 stores on a single installation of SQL Server 2008. From a business perspective, the information is in the centre rather than being stuck out in the stores. Where previously we relied on overnight processes – where data had to be retrieved from each store – we now have that information in real time.”

  Lawrence Freeman, Development Manager, The Co-operative Group

• “The essence of the problem we faced was how to deal effectively with a high volume of time series data. Prior to SQL Server 2008, this was not something that we felt any database could really handle properly.”

  Paul Spence, Product Director, McLaren Electronic Systems

  “We’ve seen tables reduced in size by 80% using SQL Server 2008 Backup Compression. With 100 terabytes of data, we’re very happy to be able to reduce our backup footprint.”

  Thomas Grohser, Senior Database Engineer, bwin

• “PowerPivot is also valuable for interacting quickly and easily with data. I can formulate questions and get instant answers in a ‘train of thought’ analysis, without being dependent on a specialist.”

  Yasmeen Ahmad, Computer Scientist, University of Dundee

  “We’re collecting huge amounts of data now – ultimately, multiple terabytes – so the compression (both online and backup) is proving a major bonus to us. We’re also handling many large images so the file-stream capacity in SQL Server 2008 is a ‘killer feature’ as far as we’re concerned.”

  Mark Whitehorn, Research Associate, University of Cambridge

• “The self-service business intelligence features in SQL Server 2008 R2 will give our subject matter experts the tools they need to create their own dynamic reports. They will…have easy access to all their data.”

  Stephen Walker, Enterprise Database Architect, Chevron Data Management Solution