Sql Server 2008...

People are at the center of the Information Platform – IT and Database professionals who support the expanding needs of the business, Developers who build solutions quickly to capture business opportunities and End users who are looking to quickly mine volumes of data for business insights. SQL Server 2008 R2 delivers something unique and empowering to each of these contributors. 

The combination of SQL Server, SQL Azure, and Microsoft’s worldwide partner ecosystem offers:

Mission-Critical Operations

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 delivers a more powerful, scalable, reliable, and secure data platform so that you can deliver the highest support for your most vital applications and services.

Enjoy a greater return-on-investment for high-performance hardware, with support for maximum memory limits and up to 256 logical processors.

Ensure uptime and minimize downtime with high-availability technologies.

Business Intelligence

Designed as part of the world’s most popular business productivity suite, Microsoft Business Intelligence is designed to empower business users through the familiar tools they already know how to use today. End users can create their own reports and analysis and easily share and collaborate with their colleagues. Meanwhile, Microsoft Business Intelligence is designed with IT manageability and cost effectiveness in mind, allowing for better management of critical data assets across diverse systems to ensure the integrity of information, spanning the desktop, datacenter, and cloud

Rich Application Development

Developers need productive tools to keep up with the fast-changing demands of the business. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 provides the data platform developers need to quickly create compelling, data-driven applications for web servers, enterprise servers, client devices, and in the cloud.

Microsoft Stream Insight

Effectively analyze large amounts of event data streaming in from multiple sources. Derive insights from critical information in near real time by using Microsoft StreamInsight. Monitor, analyze, and act on data in motion and make informed decisions almost instantaneously.