SQLCoffee - SQL Server 2008

Microsoft SQL Server 2008

Backup Compression Feature
Supported only in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition and later.
How to install SQL Server 2008 (Katmai)
Katmai CTP November 2007 installation.

How to install SQL Server 2008 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0)
SQL Server 2008 RC0.
How to install SQL Server 2008 R2
SQL Server 2008 R2 November CTP.
New Spatial Data Types
SQL Server 2008 will be the first version of SQL Server to support spatial data and spatial operations natively.

Performance Data Collector
SQL Server 2008 introduces Performance Data Collector a new component of SQL Server Management Studio for satisfying our performance data needs for tuning SQL Server instances.
Policy Based Management - Enforcing Recovery Model Full
Using Declarative Management Framework in SQL Server 2008 (Katmai) CTP November 2007.

Preventing Undesired Actions Using Policies
Using Declarative Management Framework in SQL Server 2008 (Katmai) CTP November 2007.
Report Designer Preview
Report Designer Preview is a stand-alone client to author reports with new features such as the Tablix data region and the expanded Chart data region.

SQL Server 2008 - New Data Types
SQL Server 2008 introduces new data types, here you will find some benefits and limitations of these data types.

Three DMVs that arrived with SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1
sys.dm_server_memory_dumps, sys.dm_server_services, sys.dm_server_registry.
Transact-SQL Query Editor IntelliSense
The Transact-SQL Editor now includes the IntelliSense functionality such as word completion and error underlining..
Transparent Data Encryption
Transparent Data Encryption allows to encrypt data at the database level without the need for application changes.

Upgrading One Edition To Another Edition
Available options for upgrading to a different edition of SQL Server 2008.

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