SQL Server Features

Microsoft® SQL Server™ supports a set of features that result in the following benefits:

• Ease of installation, deployment, and use

  SQL Server includes a set of administrative and development tools that improve your ability to install, deploy, manage, and use SQL Server across several sites.

• Scalability

  The same database engine can be used across platforms ranging from laptop computers running Microsoft Windows® 95/98 to large, multiprocessor servers running Microsoft Windows NT®, Enterprise Edition.

• Data warehousing

  SQL Server includes tools for extracting and analyzing summary data for online analytical processing (OLAP). SQL Server also includes tools for visually designing databases and analyzing data using English-based questions.

• System integration with other server software

  SQL Server integrates with e-mail, the Internet, and Windows.