Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008

Welcome to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (AKA “Yukon”). Many people have been speculating that the changes from version 2000 to 2005 were more dramatic than those changes that have occurred from 2005 to 2008. Yes, SQL Server 2005 was revolutionary in many respects, but SQL Server 2008 is not without some amazing new features and capabilities.

This book is divided into seven main topics: Security and Administration, Performance, Type System Enhancements, Programmability, Storage, Enhancements for High Availability, and Business Intelligence Enhancements. Each chapter will hopefully offer you insight into the new or improved features in each of these main areas. And, although the book covers a lot of ground, it is not an exhaustive tome, and, alas, not everything new or improved is contained in this book. I leave those additional details to Books Online and fellow authors who will inevitably write more comprehensive titles