– Brief Overview of SQL Server 2008
– SQL Server Feature Pack
– SQL Server Migration Assistant
– Case Study
– SQL Server 2005 vs. 2008

– Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
– Based in Emeryville
– Custom Software, Databases, and BI Solutions on
the Microsoft Platform
– .NET, SQL Server, SharePoint
– Based in the U.S. and France
– Database Consulting
– Technical Publications / Books

BENEFIT
• Spatial Support
• Filestream Support
• Hierarchy Id Support
Significant Application, Operational or
• CDC* & Change Tracking
Deployment Changes
• LINQ Support
• Entity Framework Support
• ADO.NET Data Services Support
• Policy Based Management (DMF)
• Performance Data Collection
Moderate Application,
• Enhanced date and time support
Operational, or
• Transact-SQL enhancements
• Sparse column support Deployment Changes
• Service Broker enhancements
• SSIS / SSRS / SSAS enhancements*
• Data/Backup Compression*
Minor
• Transparent Data Encryption*
Changes
• Resource Governor*
• Filtered Indexes/Statistics
• Query Optimizer / Storage Engine enhancements*
• Enhanced SQL Server Audit*
• SSRS/SSAS scalability improvements*
* Requires Enterprise Edition

Enterprise Data Platform
• Secure, trusted platform for your data
• Optimized and predictable system performance
• Productive policy-based management of your infrastructure
Beyond Relational
• Store and consume any type of data
• Deliver Location Intelligence within your applications
Dynamic Development
• Accelerate your development with entities
• Synchronize your data from anywhere
Pervasive Insight
• Integrate all your data in the Enterprise Data Warehouse
• Reach all your users with scalable BI platform
• Empower every user with actionable insights

– Pro-active, flexible
administration
– Configuration Servers
– Used beyond performance
monitoring/tuning; e.g.
workload profiling, capacity
planning
– Predictable query behavior

– Greater opportunities with tools like Resource Governor and
Extended Key Management
– Providing flexible security in shared instances and shared servers
– Leverages Windows Server 2008 feature
– Easier to support since technologies are from single vendor
– Not just about dev/test and training
– SQL Server Data Services

– Data Mining for Excel
– Native PHP Scripts
– BLOB Store
– System CLR Types for External Applications
– Sync Framework
– Upgrade Advisor!
– And more…

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Migration Analyzer
Assess the
Migration Project Schema Migrator
Migrate Schema
Data Migrator
and Business Logic
Migrate Data Migration Tester
Test the
Converted Database
Runtime Converter (RTC) (to Convert the
be developed) Application
Test, Integrate,
and Deploy

Application and Compatibility Content & Tools
– Application Compatibility Blog
http://blog.scalabilityexperts.com
– SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Advisor
http://www.microsoft.com/sql
– Upgrade Assistant
• http://www.scalabilityexperts.com/default.asp?action=article&ID=43
– Reporting Services Scripter
• www.sqldbatips.com/showarticle.asp?id=62SQL Server 2008
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/2008/default.mspx
– SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack – April 2009
• http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b33d2c78-1059-4ce2-b80d-
2343c099bcb4&displaylang=en
Microsoft SQL Server Community & Samples
http://www.codeplex.com/SqlServerSamples