Feature Stories
- SQL Server 2008: Turbocharging the Database (Nov. 19, 2008)
- Update Release of Windows Server 2008 Offers Additional Opportunities for IT Pros and Hardware Vendors (Nov. 6, 2008)
- Microsoft’s Business Intelligence Solutions Resonate with Enterprises (Oct. 6, 2008)
Press Releases
- Microsoft Announces SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse (Feb. 23, 2009)
- Could Database Software Help Cure Alzheimer’s and Save the Earth? (Nov. 6, 2008)
- Microsoft Empowers Enterprises to Think Bigger About Business Intelligence (Oct. 6, 2008)
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Is the Value Leader According to Latest Benchmarks (Sept. 22, 2008)
- Microsoft Closes Acquisition of DATAllegro (Sept. 16, 2008)
- Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2008 (Aug. 6, 2008)
Media Alert
- Microsoft Announces SQL Server 2008 Experience (Sept. 26, 2008)
Fact, Data and Quote Sheets
- SQL Server 2008 Data Sheet (.pdf, 209 KB)
- Quote Sheet: Microsoft Partners Show Strong Support for SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse (.doc file, 45 KB)
- Data Sheet: SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse (.doc file, 1.64 MB)
- Data Sheet: SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse for Dell (.doc file, 1.45 MB)
- Data Sheet: SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse for Hewlett-Packard (.doc file, 1.35 MB)
- An Introduction to Fast Track Data Warehouse Architectures (.doc file, 634 KB)
- Implementing a SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse (.doc file, 920 KB)
- Using SQL Server to Build a Hub-and-Spoke Enterprise Data Warehouse Architecture (.doc file, 435 KB)
- Hub-And-Spoke: Building an EDW with SQL Server and Strategies of Implementation (.doc file, 240 KB)
Executive Bios
- Ted Kummert, Corporate Vice President, Data and Storage Platform Division, Microsoft Corp.
- Stuart Frost, General Manager, SQL Server Data Warehousing, Microsoft Corp. (.doc file, 62 KB)
- Tom Casey, General Manager, SQL Server Business Intelligence, Microsoft Corp. (.doc file, 27 KB)
- David Campbell, Microsoft Technical Fellow
- Quentin Clark, General Manager, Database Engines, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp. (.doc file, 117 KB)
- David J. DeWitt, Technical Fellow, Data and Storage Platform Division, Microsoft Corp.
- Fausto Ibarra, Director of Product Management, SQL Server, Microsoft Corp.
- Herain Oberoi, Group Product Manager, SQL Server Business Group, Microsoft Corp.
Videos
- Data in the Cloud — Patric McElroy on Databases and Data Services in Azure — MIX09
- Ted Kummert and Wayne Snyder Talk SQL Server at PASS Community Summit (.wmv file, 5 min 32 sec)Ted Kummert, corporate vice president, Data and Storage Platform Division at Microsoft Corp., answers questions from PASS board president Wayne Snyder about Microsoft’s evolving data platform at the PASS 2008 Community Summit. Seattle, Washington, Nov. 19, 2008.Download: Zune Quality (.wmv) | Broadcast Quality (.mpg)
- Applied Discovery, a division of LexisNexis (.wmv file, 2 min 56 sec)Applied Discovery Inc., a division of LexisNexis, recently deployed the latest version of the company’s award-winning e-discovery application to rapidly collect and process data for its broad client base. Applied Discovery chose Microsoft SQL Server 2008 as its core database platform.
- Mediterranean Shipping Co. S.A. (.wmv file, 3 min 03 sec) With SQL Server 2008, one of the world’s leading shipping companies got more than a superior container for enterprise data. It got a new form of energy.
- Xerox Global Services extends its customer offering with SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence (.wmv file, 3 min 56 sec)
Based on Microsoft SQL Server and the Microsoft Application Platform, Xerox Global Services is extending its existing world-class software-plus-services offering using business intelligence tools such as SQL Server Reporting Services and Report Builder.
- DriveCam takes more risk out of driving with SQL Server 2008 Spatial Types (.wmv file, 4 min 48 sec)
DriveCam Inc.’s innovative new GPS vehicle tracking feature, implemented using SQL Server 2008 Spatial Types and Microsoft Virtual Earth, is adding a whole new layer of location-rich information to its already comprehensive set of driver risk management capabilities. DriveCam’s customers intend to leverage these capabilities to reduce accidents and improve driver safety.
- Russia’s Baltika Breweries links its ERP databases using SQL Server 2008 (.wmv file, 6 min 45 sec)
Baltika Breweries, the largest producer of beer in Russia, coordinates enterprise resource planning (ERP) across its operations using an ERP solution created by Microsoft Certified Partner Monolit-Info. To enhance management of several geographically dispersed ERP databases holding more than 2 terabytes of information, Baltika is upgrading to Microsoft SQL Server 2008.
- Big Hammer (.asx file, 3 min 51 sec)
Software-as-a Service Provider Lets Shoppers Furnish Homes in an Online 3-D World
- CyberSavvy (.asx file, 4 min 14 sec)
Software Company Creates Automated “Database Factory” Using SQL Server 2008
Audio
- Podcast: Hear more about SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse (.wma file, 7 min 25 sec)
- Podcast: Stuart Frost on SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse (.wma file, 1 min 40 sec)
- SQL Server 2008 RTM Teleconference (.wma audio file)Listen to Ted Kummert, Corporate Vice President, Data and Storage Platform Division; Fausto Ibarra, Director of Product Management for SQL Server; and Dan Jones, Lead Program Manager on the Microsoft SQL Server Manageability Team, discuss the release to manufacturing of SQL Server 2008.
Virtual Reviewer’s Workshop
SQL Server 2008 Virtual Reviewer's WorkshopOn-demand presentation, virtual lab, and reviewer’s guide
White Papers and Analyst Reports
- The Forrester Wave: Enterprise Data Warehousing Platforms, Q1 2009
- Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms, 2009
- The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Data Warehousing Platforms, Q1 2009 (.pdf file, 552 KB, Feb. 6, 2009)
- Magic Quadrant for Data Warehouse Database Management Systems (Dec. 23, 2008)
- SQL Server 2008 Ups Pressure On Competitors: Microsoft Boosts Manageability, BI, Performance, Productivity, and Security (.pdf file, 115 KB, Forrester Research, Sept. 22, 2008)
- New Independent Study Finds 162% Risk-Adjusted ROI for SQL Server 2008 Deployment (.pdf file, 172 KB)
- Powers Global Forensic Data Security Tool White Paper(.doc file, 808 KB)
- SQL Server 2008 Product Overview (.doc file, 672 KB)
- Magic Quadrant for Data Warehouse Database Management Systems, 2008
- SQL Server 2008 Compared to Oracle Database 11G
- Comparing SQL Server 2008 to IBM DB2 9.5 (.doc 153 KB)
- Running SQL Server 2008 on Windows Server 2008 White Paper
- Business Intelligence in SQL Server 2008 White Paper
- Microsoft Data Platform Development White Paper
FAQ
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Frequently Asked Questions (.doc, 51 KB)
