Conclusion

SQL Server 2008 is a comprehensive data platform for building robust, scalable data-centric solutions for mobile devices, desktops, workgroups and the enterprise. In conjunction with the latest version of the .NET Framework and ADO.NET, developers can become more productive and write better, more efficient and more maintainable source code. LINQ to SQL enables developers to write data access code in native programming languages and take advantage of the integral syntax checking and IntelliSense capabilities in Visual Studio. SQL Server 2008 supports the use of many data connectivity

technologies and provides a rich set of programming capabilities, such as Service Broker and the .NET Framework CLR. It also supports applications for targeting all types of devices. Finally, SQL Server 2008 is scalable in terms of both data storage and application requirements.

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