SQL Server 2008, together with Visual Studio 2008 and Windows Server 2008, will be launched on the 27th of February.
This new version of SQL Server 2008 will provide a solution that organizations can use to store and manage many types of data, including XML, e-mail, time/calendar, file, document, geospatial, and so on, while providing a rich set of services to interact with the data: search, query, data analysis, reporting, data integration, and robust synchronization. Users can access information from creation to archiving on any device, from the desktop to a mobile device.
Here in this document you can find some more information about what's new in Sql Server 2008: Download SQL2008_ProductOverview.doc
Some new features will enable you to improve performance of applications running on Sql Server 2008 and also enable to scale up the hardware while running (hot adding of CPU), automatic page repair, additional performance counters and dynamic management views, ...
In the area of Business Intelligence some big improvements are expected like for example: Enterprise Reporting Engine to simplify the deployment and configuration of reports, a new Report Designer enabling business users to edit or update existing reports within an environment optimized for Microsoft Office, regardless of where the report was initially designed, more visualisation objects in reports like for example: maps, gauges, charts, better rendering of reports in Word & Excel and a deep integration with Sharepoint Server 2007.
In short, Sql Server 2008 promises to be a revolution with many new and interesting features. How and when the integration between Katmai and Dynamics-NAV will work is unknown to us at the moment, but as soon as we find out more we will certainly keep you informed.
I work in an agency that had the chance to chat with the Microsoft developers behind Windows Server 2008.
Check out the vids http://www.youtube.com/microsoftdevelopers and meet some colourful characters…
Posted by: Adair | 29/11/2007 at 00:54