Integration with Windows Server System–BizTalk Server and

Commerce Server

SQL Server 2000, in conjunction with other Microsoft Windows Server

System™ integrated server software, provides even more power for your ebusiness.

Web-Enabled Analysis

Analyze data from remote OLAP cubes that are Web accessible.

Web Access to Data

Connect to your SQL Server 2000 databases and OLAP cubes flexibly, by using theWeb with no additional programming.

Application Hosting

With multi-instance support, SQL Server enables you to take full advantage of your hardware investments so that multiple applications can be run on a single server, or outsourced.

Clickstream Analysis

Gain a deep understanding of online customer behavior, so that you can make better business decisions.

Security

Ensure your applications are secure in any networked environment, with role-based security and file and network encryption.

Full-Text Search

Use and manage both your structured and unstructured data, including searching through Microsoft Office documents.

High Availability

Maximize the availability of your business applications with log shipping, online backups, and failover clusters.

Scalability

Scale your applications up to 32 CPUs and 64 gigabytes (GB) of RAM.

SQL Server 2000 has demonstrated record-breaking performance that you can leverage.

Security

Ensure your applications are secure in any networked environment, with role-based security and file and network encryption.

Distributed Partitioned Views

Partition your workload among multiple servers for additional scalability.

Indexed Views

Gain performance from your existing hardware by storing query results and reducing response times.

VI SAN

Improve your overall system performance with built-in support for a virtual system area network (VI SAN).

Replication

With SQLServer 2000 you can implement merge, transactional, and snapshot replication with heterogeneous systems.

Full-Text Search

Use and manage both your structured and unstructured data, including searching through Microsoft Office documents.

Simplified Database Administration

Automatic tuning and maintenance features enable administrators to focus on other critical tasks.

Improved Developer Productivity

User-defined functions, cascading referential integrity, and the integrated

Transact-SQL debugger allow you to reuse code to simplify the development process.

Data Transformation Services

Automate routines that extract, transform, and load data from heterogeneous sources.

Extend Applications

Support for access by devices, such as Microsoft Windows® CE handheld

units, provides broader access to applications and extends your user base.

Web and Application Hosting

Have your e-commerce solution hosted by a third party, with SQL Server

2000 support for multiple instances.

English Query

Enable your users to pose questions in English instead of using multi

dimensional expressions (MDX).

Data Mining

Discover patterns and trends with data mining, and make predictions about future trends in your business.

Analysis (OLAP) Services

Perform rapid, sophisticated analysis on large and complex data sets using multi-dimensional storage.

OLAP Flexibility

Use multiple dimension types for flexible business analysis.

Closed-Loop Analysis

Take analysis one step further with OLAP actions, allowing results to drive next steps in the business process.

COMPETITORS

Learn how SQL Server differs from Oracle, IBM, and Sybase and see why companies are switching to SQL Server.

SQL Server 2000 for Oracle Database Professionals

SQL Server 2000 provides organizations with a scalable, reliable, and affordable relational database and analysis solution. Oracle developers and IT professionals can learn more about the benefits of using SQL Server by reviewing these resources.

SQL Server 2000 for IBM Database Professionals

SQL Server 2000 provides organizations with a scalable, reliable, and affordable relational database and analysis solution. IBM developers and IT professionals can learn more about the benefits of using SQL Server by reviewing these resources.

SQL Server 2000 for Sybase Database Professionals

Discover how to reduce costs, improve performance, and improve business agility by migrating from Sybase to SQL Server.

Companies Switching to SQL Server

Companies are recognizing the rich capabilities of SQL Server, including its ability to get them to market faster at significantly reduced operational costs.

Find out why these customers made the switch to SQL Server.

SQL Server Technologies

Find out how SQL Server technologies can help you build, deploy, and manage database applications for enterprise-class organizations.

Analysis Services

Use your data to make better decisions with SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services, which includes online analytical processing (OLAP), data mining, and data warehousing tools.

SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000)

Build applications that can scale seamlessly from portable computers to multiprocessor clusters withMSDE 2000, a data engine built on core SQL Server technology.

Notification Services

Develop and deploy scalable applications that can deliver personalized, timely information updates to a variety of connected and mobile devices by using Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Notification Services.

Reporting Services

Get a comprehensive platform for creating, managing, and delivering both traditional, paper-oriented reports and interactive, Web–based reports with SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services.

SQL Server 2000 (64-bit)

Discover SQL Server 2000 (64-bit), which is optimized for the Intel Itanium 2 processor and delivers exceptional performance and scalability for the most demanding workloads.

SQL Server Accelerator for Business Intelligence

Reduce the time and costs it takes to build and deploy your customized business intelligence application.

SQL Server CE

Extend enterprise data management capabilities to mobile devices by using Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Windows® Edition (SQL Server CE) version 2.0.