Windows 2008, Visual Studio 2008, Sql Server2008 Core Feature

 

Windows 2008:

Designed to power the next-generation of networks, applications, and Web services.

Built for the Web

Windows Server 2008 comes with Internet Information Services 7.0 (IIS7), a Web server and security-enhanced, easy-to-manage platform for developing and reliably hosting Web applications and services. IIS7 includes a componentized architecture for greater flexibility and control.

Internet Information Server IIS7 together with the .NET Framework 3.0 provide a comprehensive platform for building applications that connect users and data, enabling them to visualize, share, and act on information. 

Virtualization Built In

Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, the next-generation hypervisor-based server virtualization technology, allows you to make the best use of your server hardware investments by consolidating multiple server roles as separate virtual machines running on a single physical machine . You can also efficiently run multiple operating systems—Windows, Linux and others—in parallel on a single server.

Security

Windows Server 2008 is the most secure Windows Server yet.

A Solid Foundation for Your Business Workloads

Windows Server 2008 provides a solid foundation for all of your server workload and application requirements while being easy to deploy and manage.

 

 

Visual Studio 2008:

Visual Studio 2008 enables organizations of every size to rapidly create more secure, manageable, and reliable applications that take advantage of Windows Vista™ and the 2007 Office system.

Rapid Application Development

Visual Studio 2008 delivers improved language and data features, such as Language Integrated Query (LINQ), that make it easier for individual programmers to build solutions that analyze and act on information.

Developers will be able to build applications that target the .NET Framework 2.0, 3.0 or 3.5, meaning that they can support a wide variety of projects in the same environment.

Break Through User Experience

Visual Studio 2008 offers developers new tools that speed creation of connected applications on the latest platforms including the Web, Windows Vista, Office 2007, SQL Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008. For the Web, ASP.NET AJAX and other new technologies will enable developers to quickly create a new generation of more efficient, interactive, and personalized Web experiences.

Effective Team Collaboration

Visual Studio 2008 delivers expanded and improved offerings that help improve collaboration in development teams, including tools that help integrate database professionals and graphic designers into the development process.

Use the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5

Together Visual Studio and the .NET Framework reduce the need for common plumbing code, reducing development time and enabling developers to concentrate on solving business problems.

The .NET Framework 3.5 builds incrementally on the .NET Framework 3.0. Enhancements have been made to feature areas including the base class library, Windows Workflow Foundation, Windows Communication Foundation, Windows Presentation Foundation, and Windows CardSpace.

 

 

SQL Server 2008:

Trusted

Run your most mission critical applications on a secure, reliable, and scalable platform.

Protect Your Information

SQL Server 2008 enables encryption of entire databases, data files, and log files, without the need for application changes.

Ensure Business Continuity

Extending existing support in SQL Server for adding memory resources online, Hot Add CPU allows a database to be scaled on demand. In fact, CPU resources can be added to SQL Server 2008 on supported hardware platforms without requiring application downtime.

 

Productive

Reduce the cost of managing your data infrastructure while streamlining development of data applications.

                Policy-based Management

                Streamlined Installation

                Accelerated Development

Microsoft Language Integrated Query (LINQ) enables developers to issue queries against data by using a managed programming language such as C# or Visual Basic.NET, instead of SQL statements.

                Occasionally Connected Systems

                Beyond Relational Data

SQL Server 2008 builds on a strong legacy of supporting non-relational data by providing new data types that enable developers and administrators to efficiently store and manage unstructured data such as documents and images.

Intelligent

Drive business intelligence throughout your organization.

                Integrate Any Data

SQL Server 2008 provides a comprehensive and scalable data warehouse platform that enables powerful analyses with a single analytical store that meets the needs of thousands of users across terabytes of data.

                Deliver Relevant Reports

Reports can easily be delivered throughout the organization with simplified deployment and configuration. This enables users to easily create and share reports of any size and complexity.

 

                Drive Actionable Insight

SQL Server 2008 builds on the strong OLAP capabilities of SQL Server 2005 by delivering faster query times for all users. This performance boost enables organizations to perform highly complex analyses with a large number of dimensions and aggregations.