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Enterprise Data Management

SQL Server 2005 is a robust data management solution used to manage data needs for organizations of all sizes. This page offers links to information about the features of SQL Server 2005 that provide security, availability, manageability, scalability, and interoperability.

Overview

Enterprise Data Management OverviewEnterprise Data Management Overview

SQL Server 2005 was engineered to handle enterprise data, delivering data to every part of your organization. Read about how SQL Server 2005 enhances enterprise data management.

Choosing the SQL Server 2005 Edition That Best Fits Your NeedsChoosing the SQL Server 2005 Edition That Best Fits Your Needs

In this webcast, we explore the key differences between the four main SQL Server 2005 Editions—Enterprise, Standard, Workgroup, and Express—and help you determine which edition is right for you.

IDC Opinion, Worldwide RDBMS 2006 Vendor Shares: Preliminary Results for the Top 5 Vendors, April 2007IDC Opinion, Worldwide RDBMS 2006 Vendor Shares: Preliminary Results for the Top 5 Vendors, April 2007

Microsoft continued to gain ground with 25 percent growth in the relational database management systems market. The RDBMS market as a whole grew fairly well and, with the strongest growth among the leaders, Microsoft has steadily narrowed the gap.

How to Protect SQL Server with DPM 2007How to Protect SQL Server with DPM 2007

DPM 2007 protects SQL Server databases every 15 minutes, but can restore not only to each of those 15-minute marks, but also enable administrators to recovery to any transaction point, or even to the very latest committed transaction following an outage.

Case Studies

Barclays CapitalBarclays Capital

Barclays Capital is one of the stellar success stories in investment banking of recent years. Read how Barclays Capital achieved guaranteed reliability and performance for their new fixed-income solution using SQL Server 2005.

Hilton HotelsHilton Hotels

Hilton Hotels needed to develop a forecasting system to improve its business analysis process by establishing more accurate pricing and financial planning. Read how Hilton Hotels utilized SQL Server 2005 as the Enterprise Data Management foundation for their solution.

Clalit Health ServicesClalit Health Services

As the largest health service provider in Israel, Clalit Health Services is constantly looking for ways to enhance health care delivery to its 3.7 million insured members. Read how SQL Server 2005 data mining helps Clalit preserve health and even save lives.

Technical White Papers

•Protecting SQL Server with System Center Data Protection Manager 2007

This white paper illustrates how DPM offers comprehensive data protection for organizations of all sizes, helping to maintain the business value of your SQL Server infrastructure with enhanced protection making it more available.

•Putting Enterprise Information to Work with SQL Server 2005

This IDC white paper emphasizes how an enterprise database management system can play a pivotal role in building an event-driven architecture, and how SQL Server 2005 can serve as this key technology.

•Business Value of SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence for SQL Server 2000 Users

Read about the extensive SQL Server 2005 feature set from the perspective of business value, and learn how to make informed decisions about upgrading or migrating your business intelligence platform to SQL Server 2005.

•Should You Migrate from Oracle to SQL Server?

Learn about the issues associated with migrating business-critical databases from Oracle to SQL Server, with an emphasis on the total cost of ownership (TCO). This white paper also offers a primer on CIOview's TCOnow! for 32-bit and 64-bit databases.

News and Reviews

•InfoWorld Recognizes SQL Server 2005 as Best Enterprise Database - "a new measuring stick for database management".

Power Your Enterprise

SQL Server 2005 Is Already Empowering Enterprises Around the WorldSQL Server 2005 Is Already Empowering Enterprises Around the World

SQL Server 2005 can power your enterprise. Explore these resources covering benchmarks, high availability, database security, success stories, news, reviews, and more.

Microsoft Runs Its Most Critical Application on SQL Server 2005Microsoft Runs Its Most Critical Application on SQL Server 2005

High availability, business intelligence capability, and a performance gain of 40 percent are why Microsoft runs its largest and most critical application on SQL Server 2005.

Connect with Partners

Microsoft PartnersMicrosoft Partners

Find a partner that's right for you. Our partners use their extensive industry knowledge to build and deploy the right solution for your need.

Related Links

•SQL Server Security
•SQL Server High Availability
•SQL Server Database Administration and Management
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