Network World Article: Microsoft lays out SQL Server improvements

mtruempy — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:05:09 GMT

Network World Article:

Microsoft lays out SQL Server improvements

SQL Server, Office are key to driving business intelligence to users

Microsoft this week began its uphill battle to make business intelligence software pervasive across corporate computing through capabilities it will build into its Office desktop suite and infrastructure software spearheaded by SQL Server.

Even before the Nov. 7 official general release of SQL Server 2008, Microsoft took the unusual step of outlining the next version of the database and a set of BI add-ons and integrations designed to make the technology easily available via familiar Windows-based tools.

At the conference, Microsoft said its goal is to build a BI platform using the next version of SQL Server, code-named Kilimanjaro, SharePoint Server, Office Communications Server (OCS), Office Performance Point Server

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/100608-microsoft-sql-server.html?hpg1=bn

re: neue BI Funktionen für grösste DWH und Self-Service Analyse mit "Kilimanjaro, Madison und Gemini"

mtruempy — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:50:14 GMT

Redmond Developer: Microsoft Outlines Next-Gen Databases

Redmond reveals “Kilimanjaro,” the business intelligence-focused successor to SQL Server 2008.

by John K. Waters, with Jeffrey Schwartz contributing

http://reddevnews.com/news/devnews/article.aspx?editorialsid=1174