MS SQL is an RDBMS developed by Microsoft in C++ to support IA-32 and x64 platforms. It has evolved over several versions since 1989 when initially developed jointly with Sybase and Ashton-Tate for OS/2. Microsoft later developed versions for Windows including SQL Server 2000 which added features like failover clustering and XML support. The current version is SQL Server 2012 released in 2012 with editions for enterprise, business intelligence and standard use cases. It features high availability and in-memory analytics. The next version, SQL Server 2014, will deliver more in-memory capabilities and integration with Windows Azure.

2. Introduction
MS SQL is an RDBMS
Programmed in C++
Platforms support : IA-32, x64, .NET
Framework 3.5
Proprietary software of Microsoft
Corporation, available in both commercial
and freeware editions.

3. History and Origin
• In 1989, Microsoft released its first version of
SQL Server. It was designed for the OS/2
platform and was developed jointly by
Microsoft, Sybase and Ashton-Tate.
• 1990s, Microsoft began to develop a new
version of SQL Server for the NT platform.
• July 1993, Sybase and Microsoft parted ways

4. • Versions launched with Sybase and Ashton-Tate
SQL 1.0
SQL 1.1
• Microsoft’s SQL versions:
SQL 4.2 (year1993):First time GUI
was introduced
SQL 4.2.1(year 1993): Windows NT
edition
SQL 6.0 (year 1995)

5. SQL 6.5(year 1996): Internet and
data warehousing options
SQL 7.0(year 1998): Flexible scalability
and revamped architecture
SQL Server 2000 (year 2000): RDB,
OLAP, ETL,REPORTING,FAILOVER
CLUSTERING,RELATIONAL,BLOB,XML

6. SQL Server 2005(year 2005):
PARTITIONING, MAMAGEMENT
STUDIO, COMMON LANGUAGE
REFERENCE, XQUERY, DATA
MONITORING
SQL Server 2008 (year 2008):
RESOURCE GOVERNOR, DATA AND
BACKUP COMPRESSION, REMOTE
BLOBs/FILESTREAMS.

7. SQL Server 2008 R2 (year 2010):
REPORT BUILDER 3.0, POWER PIVOT,
MASTER DATA SERVICES, MULTI-SERVER
MANAGEMENT.
SQL Azure (year 2010): Specifically
made for cloud computing and cloud
based applications.

8. The current version:
SQL Server 2012
Microsoft announced that the next major
version of SQL Server (codenamed "Denali"),
would be SQL Server 2012. It was released to
manufacturing on March 6, 2012. SQL Server
2012 Service Pack 1 was released to
manufacturing on November 9, 2012.

9. There are three basic versions of MS-SQL 2012:
1. Enterprise:
• For Mission Critical & Applications Data
Warehousing
• Advanced high availability with AlwaysOn
• High performance data warehousing
with ColumnStore
• Maximum virtualization (with Software
Assurance)
• Inclusive of Business Intelligence edition's
capabilities

10. 2. Business Intelligence:
• For Premium Self-Service and Corporate
Business Intelligence
• Rapid data discovery with Power View
• Corporate and scalable reporting and analytics
• Data Quality Services and Master Data
Services
• Inclusive of the Standard edition's capabilities

11. 3. Standard:
• Standard continues to offer basic database,
reporting and analytics capabilities.
• Windows Server Core Support
• Reduce OS patching by as much as 50-60%¹
with new support for Windows Server Core.

12. SOME OF THE DISTINGUISHED
FEATURES AND WORKING OF THE
CURRENT MICROSOFT SQL SERVER
ENTERPRISE 2012 ARE DESCRIBED IN
THE FOLLOWING SLIDES :

23. Authentication Modes
Microsoft SQL Server can operate in one of two
security (authentication) modes:
• Windows Authentication Mode (Windows
Authentication)Windows Authentication mode allows a
user to connect through a Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0
or Windows® 2000 user account.
• Mixed Mode (Windows Authentication and SQL Server
Authentication)Mixed Mode allows users to connect to
an instance of SQL Server using either Windows
Authentication or SQL Server Authentication.

25. The Future : MS-SQL 2014

26. About MS-SQL 2014
• Microsoft SQL Server 2014 builds on the missioncritical capabilities.
• SQL Server 2014 delivers new in-memory capabilities
built into the core database for OLTP and data
warehousing, BI capabilities.
• disaster recovery and backup solutions with
Windows Azure
• Unparalleled scalability…

27. That’s the story so far…