Microsoft SQL 2005 is the best-known database for the Windows hosting plans. In order to increase the sales of Microsoft SQL and make it more user friendly, so that it will be more convenient to use, it is going under some changes. Here we will discuss some of the new features and improvements introduced in Microsoft SQL 2005. One important thing to be noted here is that many of the below given improvements may only be available with UKDedicated Servers. So here we go:

New Management Tool

SQL ukdedicated Server Management Studio is the new management and authorizing tool included in SQL 2005 for the database developers and administrators. In simple words, management studio is a combination of Query Analyzer, Analysis Manager, and Enterprise Manager. Other then these services it also allows authoring and management for SQL Server 2005 Integration Services (SSIS), SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services (SSRS), SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition, SQL Server 2005 Notification Services, replication and previous versions of Microsoft SQL Server. And all this done through same interface.

Easy to Manage

SQL Dedicated Server is simpler when compared to previous versions. It is easier and simpler to organize optimize and manage enterprise data and other analytic applications. Working as a data management platform it provides a single management console, which in return enables data administrators anywhere in your organization to manage, monitor, and tune all the associated services and databases across your enterprise. ISVs or independent software vendors can build additional tools and functions to extend their capabilities. Other users can also customize and extend their management environment. All these can be done with the help of an extensible management infrastructure that can be easily programmed using the SQL Management Objects.

Enhanced Security Options

Security options are enhanced and Microsoft has done some serious work to increase the security on the database platform. Microsoft intends to provide more accurate and supple control to enable high security of the data. Various features are included in Microsoft SQL to provide a high level of security for your enterprise data. Some of them are:

(a) Owners and Schemas are now separated in the security management area.

(b) Many policies are enforced for SQL Sever login passwords in the validation area.

(c) When it comes specifying permissions at the authorization area Microsoft SQL now is more granular.

Better Query Authoring.

To improve the Query Authoring features an all-new Query Editor. It is a component of SQL Server Management Studio and an important part of for authoring Transact-SQL scripts. It helps in implementing statements against SQL Server and SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition. In addition to the above feature, Query Editor also allows you to write and carry out Analysis Server scripts like data mining expressions (DMX), XMLA, and multidimensional expressions (MDX). Replacing the SQL Server 2005’s Query Analyzer Query Editor has many enhancements and new features over Query Analyzer.

New Integration Services

SQL Server Integration Services or (SSIS) one of the most attractive feature of Microsoft SQL Server 2005. It includes redesigned enterprise data extraction, loading platform or ETL. SSIS enables organizations to analyze and integrate data from multiple mixed information sources, with great ease. Now organization may gain an competitive edge since their data will be analyzed across an array of operational systems, which will help the organizations to learn their business.

Extended Language Support

There is no language limitation for the developers in Microsoft SQL 2005. A common language runtime CLR is installed in the database engine. Developers can choose from a range of familiar languages to develop database applications like Microsoft Visual Basic .NET, Microsoft Visual C# .NET. and Transact-SQL. The CLR is flexible with user defined functions and types.