Mission Critical Operations

SQL Server 2012 helps protect an organization’s infrastructure - with the required nines and performance at the right price. Microsoft offers a trusted platform and business partner, and an ecosystem of experienced vendors.

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Get the Required 9s with AlwaysOn

Reduced downtime with SQL Server AlwaysOn.
Greater availability with multiple secondaries.
Reduced OS patching with support for Windows Server Core.
Uptime during maintenance with enhanced online operations.

"SQL Server 2012 will be used as the foundation for our database platform across all digital screens, driving higher levels of redundancy while maintaining a consistent commerce experience at all transaction volumes."

Hany Kaiser
Operating VP of Technology, HSN

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Dig deeper into the capabilities of SQL Server through white papers written by top experts.

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SQL Server 2012 allows you to gain a wealth of product improvements, planning tools, and licensing support programs to help you with the ever - changing organization. Deliver greater peace of mind with built-in manageability tools.

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Gain Peace of Mind in Manageability and Support

Rich and easy to use management capability with SQL Server Management Studio.
Upgrade and migrations planning with no-fee online tools.
Gain insights and proactively identify issues using System Center Advisor.
Microsoft Premier Support programs for proactive support.

"SQL Server 2012 has provided a robust management platform for our massive data volumes... By using AlwaysOn, we no longer worry about availability during peak periods."

Yu Ke
Chief Engineer, Shenzhen Institute of Standards and Technology

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Learn more about how manageability of the SQL Server 2012 Database Engine is improved by enhancements to tools and monitoring features.

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Learn more about the manageability enhancements

SQL Server 2012 takes performance a generational leap forward, delivering xVelocity alongside a range of tools that help make that performance more consistent and predictable.

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Achieve Breakthrough and Predictable Performance

A continuous leader in performance benchmarks.
10-100x query performance gains with xVelocity in-memory technologies.
Blazing-fast queries with Full-Text Search enhancements.
More predictable performance with Resource Governor.

"Restructuring our data warehouses with xVelocity has helped reduce time to reporting by up to 99%."

Wolfgang Kutschera
Team Leader of Database Engineering, bwin.party

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xVelocity in SQL Server 2012 Delivers Order-of-Magnitude Gains for Data Warehouse Queries.

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SQL Server 2012 through many new security features and enhancements makes it even easier for organizations to meet security and compliance policies.

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Meet Organizational Compliance Needs

Fewest number of security vulnerabilities among leading database vendors.
Most up-to-date encryption technologies built on Trustworthy Computing initiatives.
Superior integration and management in security to enable controlled access to data.
Guaranteed peace of mind in meeting compliance.

"We are excited about implementing contained databases with SQL Server 2012,” says Erickson. “By doing so, we can bring security to the database level so that we can increase control over each system - and simplify our global security model"

Bob Erickson
EVP, Software Development, Interlink Technologies