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Looking for tools to support your development growth? How about more than a few for free? SQL Server Express has more to help you along the way...
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IntelliSense - When you're coding, the last thing you want to do is leave the editor to search for language elements. With IntelliSense you can keep your context, find what you need, insert language elements directly into your code, and even have it complete your typing for you.
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Management studio - Use Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio to edit a Transact-SQL, MDX, DMX, XML/A, XML script or plain text file. The studio colors keywords, and checks for syntax and usage errors and can even debug Transact-SQL code.
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Debugging - Correct logic errors that keep your application or stored procedures from running correctly with the development environment's integrated debugging functions. These allow you to stop at procedure locations, inspect memory and register values, change variables, observe message traffic, and get a close look at what your code does.
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Differential Backup and Restore - With SQL Server you can create a copy of all the pages in a database modified after the last database backup. So, if one of the data disks for the database fails the site can backup current transaction log, restore differential, and transaction log backups.
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Indexing suggestions - A must have for large tables, indexing process enables the database to allow queries against character data, and the creation and maintenance of indexes that facilitate these queries.
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Dynamic Management View - This DMV is more helpful than the one you’re used to standing in line at. It returns sever state information that can be used to monitor the health of a server instance, diagnose problems, and tune performance.
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Parallelized queries - If you've got multiple microprocessors in your system, SQL Server can make use of all that extra processing power with parallelized queries. That means more answers, faster.
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Filtered index - Streamline your query performance with filtered indexes and reduce index maintenance and storage costs you won't need those full-table indexes.
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Big solutions for big ideas
You've gotten bigger, better, and need even more functionality. No problem. We can help you automate all kinds of pesky administrative tasks with SQL Server Agent and can even provide data and backup compression.
SQL Server Agent - Available on SQL Server Web edition and up, SQL Server Agent automates routine administrative tasks and events so you have more of your time back.
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Compression - Once you reach Enterprise level, we know how storage can become overwhelming. That's where we can help you out with data and backup compression to reduce data storage costs and help to ensure optimal performance for your mission-critical applications.
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Data mining - Make informed decisions with predictive analysis through intuitive data mining. That means getting answers to important business questions and making smarter choices on how to proceed.
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Want to know more about what SQL Server can do for you? Take a look at the SQL Server homepage and find the answers to all your questions.
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Developing Applications with SQL Server 2008 Express
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