Introduction

Over the past decade, SQL Server has established itself as a robust and reliable database platform whose performance, scalability, and reliability meet the implementation needs of businesses and corporations from small desktop applications on up to multiterabyte enterprise-wide systems. The updates and enhancements in SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 further solidify its position in the marketplace as a robust enterprise-wide database system that can compete on the same level as the other major enterprise-wide database products, providing a database engine foundation that can be highly available 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

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