Enterprise Data Management

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is a next-generation data management and analysis solution that delivers increased security, scalability, and availability to enterprise data and analytical applications, while making them easier to build, deploy, and manage.

Building on the strengths of SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005 provides an integrated data management and analysis solution that will help organizations of any size to:

• Build, deploy,and manage enterprise applications that are more secure, scalable, and reliable.
• Maximize Information Technology productivity by reducing the complexity of building, deploying, and managing database applications.
• Share data across multiple platforms, applications, and devices to make it easier to connect internal and external systems.
• Control costs without sacrificing performance, availability, scalability, or security.

VTL has extensive experience working with SQL Server 2005. We help customers streamline the process for upgrading SQL Server and provides guidance, specific recommendations and best practices for managing the system after a successful upgrade. SQL Server migration services allow you to take full advantage of the new capabilities of SQL Server 2005 with the most predictable migration path.

High Availability

SQL Server 2005 has been designed to help provide the highest level of security for enterprise data through features such as database encryption, more secure default settings, password policy enforcement, granular permissions control, and an enhanced security model.

Management Tools

SQL Server 2005 introduces an integrated suite of management tools and management application programming interfaces (APIs) to provide ease of use, manageability, and support for operating large-scale SQL Server deployments.

Security Enhancements

SQL Server 2005 has been designed to help provide the highest level of security for enterprise data through features such as database encryption, more secure default settings, password policy enforcement, granular permissions control, and an enhanced security model.

Scalability

Scalability advancements in SQL Server 2005 include table partitioning, replication enhancements, and 64-bit support.

Business Intelligence

Analysis Services

Analysis Services delivers extensions to the scalability, manageability, reliability, availability, and programmability of data warehousing, business intelligence, and line-of-business solutions.

Integration Services (SSIS)

A complete redesign of the DTS architecture and tools provides developers and database administrators with increased flexibility and manageability.

Reporting Services

Reporting Services is a new report server and tool set for building, managing, and deploying enterprise reports.

Data Mining

Data mining is enhanced with four new algorithms as well as improved data modeling and manipulation tools.