SQL Server 2012 to empower Asian Enterprises Go Further, Forward and Faster!

SQL Server 2012 to empower Asian Enterprises Go Further, Forward and Faster!
Microsoft recently showcased new cloud-ready information platform

Microsoft recently unveiled the next version of its industry leading cloud-ready information platform, SQL Server 2012 in an unprecedented global Virtual Launch Event www.sqlserverlaunch.com .

Labeled as a “Potential Game Changer” by research firm IDC in a white paper released in January this year1, SQL Server 2012 will help customers unlock breakthrough insights across the organization and approach cloud opportunities, whether private or public, on their own terms supported by advanced capabilities for mission critical confidence.

“Beyond being an industry buzz word, Big Data is a real and pressing threat to our customers that want to make sense of the surmounting data explosion and how they can use that data to drive business growth. SQL Server 2012 will extend organizations beyond the database with a cloud-ready information platform that meets industry-required high availability and performance capabilities at a leading Total Cost of Ownership,” said Joel Garcia, Lead, Server & Tools Business Group, Microsoft Philippines.

According to Gartner, information volume is growing worldwide at a minimum annual rate of 59% with roughly 85% of the data now being “unstructured” and not readily suited for traditional data management systems.² Organizations are being stretched to their limits trying to navigate, understand and manage virtually infinite seas of information. Meanwhile, data security threats increase and regulated compliance are becoming more stringent.

A key feature in SQL Server 2012 that will help reduce planned and unplanned downtime is the new integrated high availability and disaster recovery solution – SQL Server AlwaysOn. Furthermore, end users will be able to quickly unlock breakthrough insights within billions of rows of data with PowerPivot built on Excel and Power View for stunning, interactive data visualizations and broad adoption.

“With the new SQL Server Developer Tools, IT managers and developers will be able to more quickly respond to new business demands and opportunities. Developers will only need to build applications once and then IT teams can deploy them on their choice of traditional datacenters, appliances, private clouds and the Windows Azure public cloud – including SQL Azure,” Garcia further said.

“We are looking forward to participating in the upcoming SQL Server Virtual Launch Event as there are new features we can now take advantage of without changing our enterprise application and with the added confidence of greater security,” said Pocholo Reyes, Managing Director, dB Wizards.

Garcia concluded: “SQL Server 2008 R2 was the most secure of any of the major database platforms and delivered six nines (99.9999%) uptime availability3. SQL Server 2012 will continue this trend, which will further solidify the platform’s position as one of the leading database servers and information platforms globally.”

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