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Today’s Presentation What is SQL? Overview of SQL 2008 Express SQL Express vs. SQL Guidelines for Usage Scenarios that Make Sense SQL 2008 Express Installation Using the Tools that are Available Common Management Strategies Wrap-up

What is SQL?

Overview of SQL 2008 Express

SQL Express vs. SQL

Guidelines for Usage Scenarios that Make Sense

SQL 2008 Express Installation

Using the Tools that are Available

Common Management Strategies

Wrap-up

What is SQL Server? SQL Server or Structured Query Language Server is generically, any database management system (DBMS) that can respond to queries from client machines formatted in the SQL language. When capitalized, the term generally refers to either of two database management products from Sybase and Microsoft. Both companies offer client-server DBMS products called SQL Server.

SQL Server or Structured Query Language Server is generically, any database management system (DBMS) that can respond to queries from client machines formatted in the SQL language.

When capitalized, the term generally refers to either of two database management products from Sybase and Microsoft. Both companies offer client-server DBMS products called SQL Server.

SQL Server 2008 Express Shares Code Base with other SQL Server 2008 Editions Tight Integration with Visual Studio and SQL Management Studio Ideal for Developing Desktop and Small Server Applications Freely Distributable by Independent Software Vendors

Shares Code Base with other SQL Server 2008 Editions

Tight Integration with Visual Studio and SQL Management Studio

Ideal for Developing Desktop and Small Server Applications

Freely Distributable by Independent Software Vendors

Specific to SQL Server 2008 Express Run As Normal User - RANU Eliminates the need for costly admin overhead Tightly integrates the Visual Studio IDE with SQL Server <connectionStrings> <add name=&quot;TestVB1.Settings.Database1ConnectionString&quot; connectionString=&quot;Data Source=.SQLEXPRESS; AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|Database1.mdf; Integrated Security=True; User Instance=True&quot; providerName=&quot;System.Data.SqlClient&quot; /> </connectionStrings>

Run As Normal User - RANU

Eliminates the need for costly admin overhead

Tightly integrates the Visual Studio IDE with SQL Server

<connectionStrings>

<add name=&quot;TestVB1.Settings.Database1ConnectionString&quot; connectionString=&quot;Data Source=.SQLEXPRESS; AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|Database1.mdf; Integrated Security=True;

User Instance=True&quot; providerName=&quot;System.Data.SqlClient&quot; /> </connectionStrings>

SQL Express vs. SQL SQL Express SQL Server Standard Supports up to 1.2 million records Single Socket CPU 1 GB RAM Max 4 GB Database Max Lots and Lots of records 4 CPUs Operating System Maximum for RAM No Limit to the Database Size

SQL Express

SQL Server Standard

Supports up to 1.2 million records

Single Socket CPU

1 GB RAM Max

4 GB Database Max

Lots and Lots of records

4 CPUs

Operating System Maximum for RAM

No Limit to the Database Size

SQL Server 2008 Express

When is Express a Good Idea? Dedicated Hosting Environments Database Back-end for Stand-alone Application Cases where Portability is Required Low-cost Introductory Alternative

Dedicated Hosting Environments

Database Back-end for Stand-alone Application

Cases where Portability is Required

Low-cost Introductory Alternative

When is Express a Bad Idea? Shared Hosting Environments Applications with High Volume Cases where Synchronization with External SQL Instances is Required

Shared Hosting Environments

Applications with High Volume

Cases where Synchronization with External SQL Instances is Required

Preparing for Installation SQL Server 2008 CTP, February 2008 Available via Microsoft’s Download Center SQL Server Express Utility - SSEUTIL Helpful in Interacting with SQL Express Instances Able to Connect to User Instances Target Windows XP Host Environment

SQL Server 2008 CTP, February 2008

Available via Microsoft’s Download Center

SQL Server Express Utility - SSEUTIL

Helpful in Interacting with SQL Express Instances

Able to Connect to User Instances

Target Windows XP Host Environment

Installing SQL Server 2008 Express

Configuration Manager

SQL Server Express Utility

Some Management Strategies Be aware of the limitations Leverage RANU when it makes sense Become familiar with the management utilities that are currently available Plan for a threshold at which you will upgrade to a version with higher CPU and memory limits

Be aware of the limitations

Leverage RANU when it makes sense

Become familiar with the management utilities that are currently available

Plan for a threshold at which you will upgrade to a version with higher CPU and memory limits

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Thank You Steve Valenzuela [email_address] http://www.digital-mysticism.com

Steve Valenzuela

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http://www.digital-mysticism.com