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Scale and Performance

SQL Server 2008 enables companies to build a database solution with the performance and scalability capabilities that are necessary for today's applications.

High Availability:

SQL Server 2008 provides a database application with Always-On Technologies, while minimising the management and performance overhead of your high-availability solution.

Security

SQL Server 2008 delivers an enhanced secure data platform by encrypting your valuable data, auditing changes to your data and metadata, incorporating external cryptographic keys, and encrypting and signing data in backup files.

Manageability

SQL Server 2008 enables companies to reduce the time and cost of managing their data infrastructure by providing innovative and automated policy-based administration and improved tools for performance monitoring, troubleshooting and tuning.

MS-SQL Server Express Edition

SQL Server Express is a free edition of SQL Server ideal for developing and powering desktop, web and small server applications. Download SQL Server 2008 R2 Express or try SQL Server Code Name “Denali” CTP3, which includes SQL Server Express LocalDB, a new lightweight deployment option for Express.

FREE

MS-SQL Server Web Edition

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Web is specifically designed for website hosting needs. It offers high availability for the next generation Windows Server.

• High Scalability and Availability
• Low Total Cost of Ownership
• Powerful Programming Versatility

When Should You Use SQL 2008 Web Edition?

> Shared and discount dedicated hosting solutions.
> Large web properties whose primary business model is on the web with increasing scale-out needs.

Price:

£25/pm

MS-SQL Server Workgroup Edition (Processor License)

Designed to facilitate the smooth running of branch applications, SQL Server 2008 Workgroup is a reliable data management and reporting platform that delivers secure, remote synchronisation and management capabilities.

• Reliable
• Easy to use
• Embedded Reporting

When Should You Use SQL 2008 Workgroup Edition?

> Branch data storage
> Branch reporting
> Remote syncronization

Price:

£50.00/pm

MS-SQL Server Standard Edition (Processor License)

SQL Server Standard offers a comprehensive data management and business intelligence platform, designed to deliver state-of-the-art performance for departmental-scale applications.

• Ease of Use
• Manageability
• Reporting and Analytics

When Should You Use SQL 2008 Standard Edition?

> For departmental applications that need top quality manageability and ease of use
> For small to medium scale ecommerce requirements
> For businesses that want excellent basic reporting and analytics

Price:

£177.00/pm

MS-SQL Server Enterprise Edition (Processor License)

SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition offers robust and powerful processing to serve the largest enterprise-class companies. It delivers comprehensive data management and business intelligence with enterprise-class scalability, data warehousing, advanced analytics, and security for running business-critical applications. With this edition, businesses can consolidate servers and perform large-scale online transactional processing and reporting quickly and efficiently.

• High Availability
• Performance and Scalability
• Security
• Manageability
• Business Intelligence

When Should You Use SQL 2008 Enterprise Edition?

> When running business-critical data management applications with the need for enterprise-class scalability, high availability, and security.
> When comprehensive large-scale online transaction processing (OLTP) management is a must.
> When performing advanced analytics on large amounts of data in data warehouses is needed.
> When creating reports on the analysis of large amounts of data.

Price:

£650.00/pm