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Simplified Database Administration |
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Improved Developer Productivity |
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Automatic tuning and maintenance features enable administrators to focus on other critical tasks. |
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User-defined functions, cascading referential integrity, and the integrated Transact-SQL debugger allow you to reuse code to simplify the development process. |
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Data Transformation Services |
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Extend Applications |
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Automate routines that extract, transform, and load data from heterogeneous sources. |
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Support for access by devices, such as Microsoft Windows® CE handheld units, provides broader access to applications and extends your user base. |
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Web and Application Hosting |
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English Query |
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Have your e-commerce solution hosted by a third party, with SQL Server 2000 support for multiple instances. |
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Enable your users to pose questions in English instead of using multi dimensional expressions (MDX). |
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Data Mining |
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Analysis (OLAP) Services |
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Discover patterns and trends with data mining, and make predictions about future trends in your business. |
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Perform rapid, sophisticated analysis on large and complex data sets using multi-dimensional storage. |
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OLAP Flexibility |
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Closed-Loop Analysis |
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Use multiple dimension types for flexible business analysis. |
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Take analysis one-step further with OLAP actions, allowing results to drive next steps in the business process. |