MS SQL Server 2008 A Beginner Guide

There are a couple of reasons why SQL Server, the system that comprises
Database Engine, Analysis Services, Reporting Services and Integration
Services is the best choice for a broad spectrum of end users and database
programmers building business applications:
c SQL Server is certainly the best system for Windows operating systems, because
of its tight integration (and low pricing). Because the number of installed
Windows systems is enormous and still increasing rapidly, SQL Server is a widely
used system.
c Database Engine, as the relational database system component, is the easiest
database system to use. In addition to the well-known user interface, Microsoft
offers several different tools to help you create database objects, tune your database
applications, and manage system administration tasks.
Generally, SQL Server isn’t only a database system. It is a platform that not
only manages structured, semistructured, and unstructured data but also offers
comprehensive, integrated operational and analysis software that enables organizations
to reliably manage mission-critical information.

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