· Transparent Data Encryption. The ability to encrypt an entire database.
· Backup Encryption. Executed at backup time to prevent tampering.
· External Key Management. Storing Keys separate from the data.
· Auditing. Monitoring of data access.
· Data Compression. Fact Table size reduction and improved performance.
· Resource Governor. Restrict users or groups from consuming high levels or resources.
· Hot Plug CPU. Add CPUs on the fly.
· Performance Studio. Collection of performance monitoring tools.
· Installation improvements. Disk images and service pack uninstall options.
· Dynamic Development. New ADO and Visual Studio options as well as Dot Net 3.
· Entity Data Services. Line Of Business (LOB) framework and Entity Query Language (eSQL)
· LINQ. Development query language for access multiple types of data such as SQL and XML.
· Data Synchronizing. Development of frequently disconnected applications.
· Large UDT. No size restriction on UDT.
· Dates and Times. New data types: Date, Time, Date Time Offset.
· File Stream. New data type VarBinary(Max) FileStream for managing binary data.
· Table Value Parameters. The ability to pass an entire table to a stored procedure.
· Spatial Data. Data type for storing Latitude, Longitude, and GPS entries.
· Full Text Search. Native Indexes, thesaurus as metadata, and backup ability.
· SQL Server Integration Service. Improved multiprocessor support and faster lookups.
· MERGE. TSQL command combining Insert, Update, and Delete.
· SQL Server Analysis Server. Stack improvements, faster block computations.
· SQL Server Reporting Server. Improved memory management and better rendering.
· Microsoft Office 2007. Use OFFICE as an SSRS template. SSRS to WORD.
· SQL 2000 Support Ends. Mainstream Support for SQL 2000 is coming to an end.
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