Learn about the features and benefits of using SQL Server 2008.
At the heart of a comprehensive data programmability platform that enables you to access and manipulate business-critical data from a variety of diverse devices, platforms, and data services across the enterprise.
Provide a scalable business intelligence (BI) platform optimized for data integration, reporting, and analysis, enabling organizations to deliver intelligence where users want it.
Provide a comprehensive and scalable data warehouse platform that enables organizations to integrate data into the data warehouse faster, as well as scale and manage growing volumes of data and users, while delivering insights to all users.
Provide a scalable, high-performance database engine for mission-critical applications that require the highest levels of availability and security, while reducing the total cost of ownership through enhanced enterprise-class manageability.
Reduce hardware and maintenance costs by providing a flexible server consolidation solution with enterprise-class manageability and performance.