This document introduces SQL Server 2012, Microsoft's cloud-ready data platform. Some key capabilities of SQL Server 2012 include enhanced support for both on-premises and cloud deployments, improved performance and management of large databases, and increased support for self-service business intelligence and analytics. The document provides an overview of SQL Server 2012's features for improved performance, management, security and support for emerging data types and sources.
10. “400 percent
improvement in
performance
First American Title
Insurance Company
¹Source: Microsoft customer evidence, Choice Hotels International
²Source: Microsoft customer evidence, KAS Bank
³Source: Microsoft customer testing; common data warehousing queries
27. Robust Activate new data
unstructured via non-traditional
Data Sources
¹Source: Gartner Symposium Presentation „Information Management Goes 'Extreme': The Biggest Challenges for 21st-Century CIOs, Mark Beyer, October 2011
28. Rapid Data Exploration
Required 9s & Protection Scale On Demand
& Visualization
Blazing-Fast Performance Managed Fast Time to Solution
Self-Service BI
Enhanced Security Credible, Consistent Data Optimized Productivity
& Compliance
Scalable Analytics & DW Any Data, Anywhere
29. Rapid Data Exploration
Required 9s & Protection Scale On Demand
& Visualization
Managed Fast Time to Solution
Blazing-Fast Performance
Self-Service BI
Enhanced Security
Credible, Consistent Data Optimized Productivity
& Compliance
Peace of Mind Scalable Analytics & DW Any Data, Anywhere