Business Intelligence (BI) platforms aim to deliver relevant data and drive actionable insights. SQL Server 2008 provides a comprehensive and scalable BI platform that unlocks data silos, delivers relevant information through Microsoft Office applications, and drives insights through powerful reports and analytics. It offers a complete, integrated, and affordable long-term solution compared to other BI offerings.

9. Business Intelligence (BI)
Deliver Drive
Intelligent Deliver Your
relevant Actionable
Data Platform Data
Information Insights
Connect to Design Predict
data intuitively outcomes
Scale for Personalize
Integrate
the the
data
enterprise experience
Deliver
Manage Embed
through
your data insights
office

12. VM
Live
Migration
1 2
Host
cluster
Shared Storage
iSCSI, SAS, Fiber

13. 12GB 12GB VS. 7.5GB 7.5GB
Live Live
Migration Migration
1 1 1 1
Host cluster Host cluster
• Remember
Shared Storage Shared Storage
iSCSI, SAS, Fibre iSCSI, SAS, Fibre

19. Maintainer First Public Release Latest Stable
Version
Oracle Oracle Corporation 1979 11g Release 2
DB2 IBM 1983 9.7
SQL Server Microsoft 1989 2008 R2 (v10.5)
Sybase ASE, Sybase 1987 15.0
Adaptive Server Enterprise
Windows support Mac OS UNIX OS
Oracle Yes Yes Yes
DB2 Yes Yes Yes
SQL Server Yes No No
Sybase yes No Yes

20. Referential Integrity Transaction support Unicode Interface
Oracle Yes Yes Yes GUI and SQL
DB2 Yes Yes Yes GUI and SQL
SQL Server Yes Yes Yes GUI and SQL
Sybase Yes Yes Yes SQL
Max DB size Max table size Max Row size Max Column per
table
Oracle Unlimited 4 GB* Block Size 8KB 1000
DB2 512 TB 512 TB 32677 B 1012
SQL Server 524258 TB 524258 TB Unlimited 30000
Sybase Unlimited 16 EB 65530 B 65135

21. Maximum maximum Maximum Binary Maximum
Binary Value Character value Value size column name
size sizes size
Oracle unlimited 4000 B 128 bits 30
DB2 2 GB 32 GB 64 bits 128
SQL 2GB 2 GB 126 bits 128
Server
Sybase 4GB 4 GB 64 bits 128
Indexes support Parallel Query
Oracle R Tree, Cluster Table, Expression, Yes
Reverse, Bitmap, Full-text, Partial
DB2 Expression, Reverse, Bitmap, Full-text Yes
SQL Server Expression, Reverse, Full-text, spatial Yes
Sybase Reverse, Full-text -

22. Partitioning brute-force protection
Oracle Range, Hash, Composite, list yes
DB2 Range, Hash, Composite, list No
SQL Server Range No
Sybase Range, Hash, List No

23. SQL Server 2008 provides a comprehensive and scalable BI
platform that lets you:
Unlock your data silos
Deliver relevant information to users through Microsoft Office
Drive insights within your organization through powerful reports and
comprehensive analytics
Part of Microsoft’s End-to-End BI offering:
Complete and integrated
Pervasive delivery through Microsoft Office
Enterprise-grand and affordable
Affordable solution compared for the long term compared with
others

24. IS SQL Server
2008 R2