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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 includes new security features like transparent data encryption and backup encryption. It also improves performance with built-in compression and a new resource governor. Reporting Services is enhanced with better integration with Office 2007 and a new tablix data region for more flexible report design. Windows Server 2008 also improves on SQL Server with new authentication, encryption, clustering support and a policy-based administration framework.

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SQL Server 2008

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 includes new security features like transparent data encryption and backup encryption. It also improves performance with built-in compression and a new resource governor. Reporting Services is enhanced with better integration with Office 2007 and a new tablix data region for more flexible report design. Windows Server 2008 also improves on SQL Server with new authentication, encryption, clustering support and a policy-based administration framework.

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Technology Preview: Microsoft SQL Server 2008

By: Ian Proffer MUSE Session 358

About the Presenter & Acmeware


This is our 10th year at MUSE! Acmewares founder led the development of the DR while working at MEDITECH We work exclusively with the MEDITECH DR We have a friendly (and valued) relationship with MEDITECH Ian Proffer

15 years in IT, specializing in relational databases 6+ years in healthcare, including MEDITECH C/S (Jefferson Healthcare) and Harborview Medical Center in Seattle

Session Agenda

SQL Server 2000 and 2005 Whats new in SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services 2008

Demo

Windows Server 2008 Discussion, questions and answers

Goodbye, old friend

Mainstream support for SQL 2000 ended April 8, 2008

Last service pack is SP4

Extended support will be available until April 2013


Pay-per-incident Security update support at no cost Self-help available online

SQL 2000 will not run on Windows Vista

Dont worry, its not going anywhere

Microsoft mainstream support for SQL 2005 will be available for the foreseeable future For our DR customers, migration from SQL 2000 to 2005 is just reaching its peak New deployments are all on Server 2003/SQL Server 2005

Whats New in SQL Server 2008

Security
Transparent data encryption encrypt an entire database Backup encryption compresses and secures the backup file Auditing now monitors data access and modifications Policy-based Framework from Windows Server 2008 automates administrative tasks

Whats New in SQL Server 2008

Continuity
Hot-pluggable CPU allows you to add CPUs on the fly, if your hardware supports it Enhanced database mirroring provides complete redundancy

Whats New in SQL Server 2008

Performance

Built-in compression now at the row and page level improves disk storage and reduces memory requirements, backups compressed too Resource Governor monitors and limits server resources by process or user and intervenes as necessary More performance counters and new Performance Dashboard for increased measuring ability; new Performance Studio puts all performance tools in one console NULL storage sparse columns allow NULL values to be stored without using any physical disk space

Whats New in SQL Server 2008

Development enhancements
DATE and TIME data types New MERGE T-SQL syntax allows different operations (UPDATE, INSERT or DELETE) on a table based on user-defined conditions all in a single statement

Whats New in SQL Server 2008

Data integration (Business Intelligence)

Integration Services (SSIS) now scales past 2 processors and adds better performance for large datasets Analysis Services (SSAS) scales and performs better for large datasets Report Services (SSRS) integrates nicely with Office 2007 export directly to Word, use Word and Excel for report templates in Report Designer

Whats New in SQL Server 2008

Reporting Services

SQL 2005 added:

Interactive sorting Direct client printing (print report without exporting it first) Use of multi-valued parameters Better expression editor in Report Designer (list of functions, autocomplete, syntax checking) Integration with SQL Server Management Studio and Visual Studio

Reporting Services

SQL 2008 adds:

Integration with Office 2007 Better report rendering performance, especially for large datasets New Tablix data region, which allows you to build reports that include:
Multiple parallel row/column members at each level A mix of dynamic or static members on both rows and columns Optional omission of member headers

SQL 2005 Reporting Services Matrix Report

SQL 2005 Reporting Services Matrix Report

SQL 2005 Reporting Services Matrix Report

SSRS 2008 Tablix demonstration

Report Designer Grouping Panes

Report Designer Right-click access to group properties

Report Designer add Insurance label inside or outside group

Report Designer add Charges label inside group

Report Designer add Count of patients to data section

Report Designer add Location child group and subtotal

Report Designer add some color and preview the results

Report Designer add a new group adjacent to Insurance

Report Designer preview the final result

Windows Server 2008


New user authentication and data encryption architecture Logging improvements to capture SQL auditing events Server clustering and database mirroring improvements Policy-based Framework Administration through Windows PowerShell (automated scripting environment) Reliability and Performance Monitoring (think Windows Vista) Built-in server virtualization (Hyper-V)

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008

Discussion, questions & answers

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