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SQL Server 2008 provides a scalable, high-performance database engine for SAP applications that require the highest levels of availability and security, while reducing the total cost of ownership through enhanced enterprise-class manageability. With this compelling TCO value proposition, Microsoft Windows and SQL Server is well positioned as an enterprise ready platform for companies of all sizes running SAP solutions.

Quick Facts

Over 65,000 SAP installations are on the Windows Server platform
Over 25,000 SAP installations are on SQL Server
Over 200 SAP customers have a productive database size of over 1TB and run on SQL Server
A joint Microsoft and SAP customer has an SAP ERP production database size of over 13TB and runs on SQL Server
A joint Microsoft and SAP customer is running SAP ERP with over 3,000 concurrent users on SQL Server
Another component of reducing cost - server consolidation - is addressed by Microsoft’s Virtualization solution and is certified by SAP

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SAP and Microsoft Working Together

SAP and Microsoft have been working together closely for more than 15 years to ensure the Microsoft platform and SAP solutions are fully integrated. The recent SAP certification of Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 is the technical stamp of approval of such joint work by both Microsoft and SAP developers and the adoption of SAP on SQL Server continues to grow.

Building on the previous version’s capabilities, SQL Server 2008 further solidifies SQL Server as enterprise ready for SAP and it leads the industry with the lowest TCO for database platforms by way of lower pricing, reduced administration, built in high availability, and scalability