Tuesday, September 30, 2008 Microsoft presents new server for firms
MICROSOFT Philippines recently announced the release of Microsoft SQL Server 2008, the new version of the company’s acclaimed data management and business intelligence platform.
This version of SQL Server provides powerful new capabilities, such as support for policy-based management, auditing, large-scale data warehousing, geospatial data, and advanced reporting and analysis services.
SQL Server 2008 provides the trusted, productive and intelligent platform necessary for business-critical applications.
“Microsoft developed this release of SQL Server with the customer in mind,” said Liezl Milan, product manager for SQL Server, Microsoft Philippines. “SQL Server 2008 is the only major database and complete solution that allows companies to gain greater insight from their business information and achieve faster results for a competitive advantage.”
With its enhanced functionalities, Microsoft is optimistic that the new database management platform will enable the company to expand its roster of enterprise customers.
Recently, Amkor Technology Philippines, one of the top providers of semiconductor assembly and test services, upgraded its system to SQL Server 2008.
Challenge
“We constantly look for ways to augment our company’s operations to improve our services to our customers,” said Hans Cruz, information and communications services manager of Amkor Technology.
“The main challenge we had was the storage of large amounts of information that we regularly receive from our factory machines. We needed a solution that could better handle data management and is capable of storing a huge volume of data.
One of our biggest reasons for upgrading to SQL Server 2008 is for us to effectively process and store enormous amount of data without compromising performance,” he added.
“We selected SQL Server 2008 because we can entrust it with our critical business applications. Compared to our previous system, SQL Server 2008 brought about a very significant effect to our company in terms speed and ease of use. We are now able to process information faster and more accurately,” Cruz said.
With customers in mind, SQL Server 2008 was developed to provide businesses and organizations with a trusted, productive and intelligent data platform that enables them to run their most demanding mission critical applications. One of the improved features in the latest version includes Resource Governor, which allows businesses to define limits and priorities for easier management of concurrent workloads.
The enhanced SQL Server Analysis and Reporting Services also deliver improved scalability, performance, data mining, usability and visualization, and offer full interoperability with the 2007 Microsoft Office system.
The Report Builder tool provides enhanced report layouts and new visualization options (gauges and charts), and offers the ability to access reports directly from within Office Word, allowing information workers to easily create and generate reports.
Security features such Transparent Data Encryption and Surface Area Configuration has encryption technologies that allow system administrations to regulate access to data by malicious users to protect sensitive data and minimize exposure of attacks.
With the availability of SQL Server 2008, Microsoft aims to help customers keep up with the current data explosion and enable them to benefit from the next generation of data-driven applications. Building on the outstanding capabilities of SQL Server 2005, the latest version of the database management platform includes enhancements that will support organizations manage any data, any place, any time. (PR)
