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MS SQL Server 2008
SQL Server 2008 is designed to represent a world-class RDBMS platform that delivers superior dependability, privacy, responsiveness, expandability, ease of administration, and functionality. Powerful enhancements incorporated into SQL 2008 include application-independent encryption for assuring confidentiality, more reliable database mirroring and live CPU plug in for high availability, enhanced auditing features for improved compliance, SQL Server Management Studio to cut support expenses, new synchronization services to support mobile devices, more complete report generation through better interaction with MS Word, Excel, and SharePoint Server 2007, and native handling full-text indexing to increase speed and streamline administration.
Microsoft SQL 2008 is available in editions that meet the requirements of companies of all sizes for quick investment payback. SQL Server 2008 Enterprise is designed for large-scale applications like online transaction processing or advanced analytics. The Standard edition is intended for smaller businesses who want a cost-effective database solution for OLTP or reporting. SQL Server 2008 Workgroup offers protected and reliable remote synchronization and management functions for satellite offices.
Progent's Microsoft-Certified SQL Server consultants offer a range of services to assist businesses of any size to plan, configure, manage, and repair MS SQL 2008 solutions in order to realize the optimum competitive advantage from Microsoft's advanced database management platform. In addition, Progent can provide consulting expertise for network architecture, enterprise-wide protection, and application programming to optimize the business advantage of your SQL Server investment. Progent can also assist you to assess the potential risks and benefits of migrating from SQL Server 2008 to SQL Server 2012, and can help you to plan and execute a smooth transition.
New Features of Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Microsoft SQL 2008 offers important improvements in key areas including protection, reliability, self management, capability, business information, expandability, and speed.
- Security
Microsoft SQL 2008 introduces transparent encryption of complete databases, files, or log files. This feature guards confidential data without requiring changing applications. Improved tools for specifying and managing audits enable organizations to adhere to regulatory mandates. - Reliability
Microsoft's high-availability architecture is engineered to provide near-zero system downtime by enhanced reliability, non-disruptive reconfiguration, and faster restoration after an unexpected failure. Advanced failover clustering reduces the effect of storage failures, live-add processor capability and peer-to-peer replication can reduce routine offline maintenance, and backup compression speeds up recovery time. - Ease of Administration
SQL 2008 simplifies policy management and tracking through automated mechanisms in the Policy-Based Framework System. This lowers support expenses by enabling administrators to automate policy enforcement. Automatic monitoring and troubleshooting is enabled by SQL Server's Performance Studio. Resource Governor allows administrators to control priorities for different applications to provide predictable performance to users. - Functionality
Microsoft SQL 2008 enables a new wave of programs by recognizing many varieties of structured and unstructured data such as images, sound, video, date and time, and spatial data. LINQ speeds up software development by supporting queries from C# and Microsoft Visual Basic .NET. - Management Reporting
SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services help with report creation, administration, and distribution. SSRS enables you to create reports from a broad selection of sources including relational or multidimensional. SQL Server Reports can be accessed over a web connection, Office Word and MS Excel, or a SharePoint Server 2007 site. SQL 2008 Analysis Services deliver sophisticated data mining capabilities and new add-ins for Microsoft Office 2007 make information available from the workstation. - Performance and Scalability
SQL Server 2008 works with 64-bit CPUs and multi-processor systems and is able to handle as much as 8 terabytes of memory. For multi-processor environments, Microsoft SQL 2008 eliminates memory traffic jams by seamlessly handling NUMA-architected servers. By supporting live expansion of CPUs and RAM, SQL Server 2008 allows companies to scale database services up without shutting the production system down. Microsoft SQL 2008 also enables additional nodes to be added and connected live even during replication activity.Microsoft SQL Server 2008 includes numerous isolation mechanisms to allow increased performance through concurrency without losing data integrity. Speed and expandability are both increased by improved data compression, and managers are provided a powerful set of tools such as Performance Data Collector and Analysis Services to track and tune responsiveness.
How Progent's Consultants Can Provide Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Help
Progent's Microsoft-certified engineers can assist you to choose a release of SQL Server 2008 suitable for your business needs. Progent's Cisco-certified CCIE engineers and Microsoft Windows Server professionals can assist your small business to create a fault-tolerant, high-speed, and protected environment by providing cluster technology consulting and virtual server help. Progent's SQL experts can help you installs SQL Server 2008 efficiently, and that your SQL-based data management system is integrated thoroughly with your application software. Progent offers automated network monitoring to make sure your business network is always available, and Progent's remote Help Desk Call Center is available to provide fast remediation for SQL database problems. Progent's certified network security engineers can evaluate your business-wide security policies and technologies and suggest improvements for more complete protection.
Progent's certified engineers can also support fault-tolerant and high-speed backup and restore solutions for Microsoft SQL 2008 Server data via Microsoft DPM. Progent's consultants can assist you to develop a practical business continuity strategy, design a cost-effective high-availability IT architecture, install a Data Protection Manager-powered recovery system for SQL 2008 Server data, thoroughly test your system, train your administrative staff or regular service providers how to maintain Data Protection Manager, or handle complete IT outsourcing services including remote housing of virtual or physical DPM servers in Progent's data center facility. To find out more, go to Data Protection Manager (DPM) Consulting Services.
Microsoft has indicated that MS SQL Server 2008 has arrived at end of support (EOS). This can result in growing problems concerned with security/compliance, compatibility, and maintenance expense. Progent's SQL Server 2008 consultants can assist your business to design and execute an efficient upgrade from SQL 2008 to a current release of SQL Server and can assist your company to evaluate the strategic advantages of a SQL Server migration. Progent's experts can provide remote and onsite services that include SQL 2019 migration support and SQL Server 2017 configuration and development consulting.
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