Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and 2005 Dedicated Database
Servers
Dedicated
SQL Server exceeds dependability requirements and provides innovative capabilities
that increase employee effectiveness, integrate heterogeneous IT structures and
maximize capital and operating budgets. Dedicated SQL Server 2000 provides the
enterprise data management platform your organization needs to adapt quickly
in a rapidly changing environment.

The Dedicated SQL Server data platform includes the following tools:
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Relational Database. A more secure, reliable,
scalable, highly available relational database engine with improved performance
and support for structured and unstructured (XML) data. |
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Replication Services. Data replication
for distributed or mobile data processing applications, high systems availability,
scalable concurrency with secondary data stores for enterprise reporting solutions,
and integration with heterogeneous systems, including existing Oracle databases. |
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Notification Services. Advanced notification
capabilities for the development and deployment of scalable applications that
can deliver personalized, timely information updates to a variety of connected
and mobile devices. |
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Integration Services. Data extraction,
transformation, and loading (ETL) capabilities for data warehousing and Dedicated
enterprise-wide data integration. |
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Analysis Services. Online analytical processing
(OLAP) capabilities for the rapid and sophisticated analysis of large and complex
datasets using multidimensional storage. |
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Reporting Services. A comprehensive solution
for creating, managing, and delivering both traditional, paper-oriented reports
and interactive, Web-based reports. |
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Management Tools. Dedicated SQL Server
includes integrated management tools for advanced database management and tuning
as well as tight integration with tools such as Microsoft Operations Manager
(MOM) and Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS). Standard data access protocols
drastically reduce the time it takes to integrate data in SQL Server with existing
systems. In addition, native Web service support is built into SQL Server to
ensure interoperability with other applications and platforms. |
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Development Tools. Dedicated SQL Server
offers integrated development tools for the database engine, data extraction,
transformation, and loading, data mining, OLAP, and reporting that are tightly
integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio to provide end-to-end application development
capabilities. Every major subsystem in SQL Server ships with its own object model
and set of application program interfaces (APIs) to extend the data system in
any direction that is unique to your business. |
The Dedicated SQL Server 2005 platform provides organizations with the following
benefits:
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Capitalize on Data Assets. In addition
to delivering a secure, reliable database for line-of-business and analytical
applications, SQL Server 2005 enables customers to get more value from their
data by including embedded functionality such as reporting, analysis, and data
mining. You can take advantage of this power and flexibility to deliver data
to every corner of your organization at a fraction of the cost of some other
systems. |
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Increase Productivity. Through comprehensive
BI capabilities and integration with familiar tools such as Microsoft Office
System, SQL Server 2005 provides information workers across your organization
with critical and timely business information that is tailored to their specific
needs. The goal is to extend BI to all users within an organization and ultimately
to help users at all levels of the organization make better business decisions
based on one of their most valuable assets—their data. |
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Reduce IT Complexity. Dedicated SQL Server
2005 simplifies the development, deployment, and management of line-of-business
and analytical applications by providing a flexible development environment for
developers and integrated, automated management tools for database administrators. |
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Lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). The
integrated approach and focus on ease of use and deployment in SQL Server 2005
provides the industry's lowest upfront, implementation, and maintenance costs
for rapid return on your database investment. |
SQL Server 2005 provides the technology and capabilities that your organization
can count on. With significant advancements in the key areas of enterprise data
management, developer productivity, and BI, the benefits of upgrading or migrating
to Dedicated SQL Server 2005 are substantial.
SQL Server 2005 has the potential to take your business to the next level!
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