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SQL Server: Past, Present, and Future Dave Fackler President, Atlanta.MDF Director, Intellinet Corporation Agenda The past: SQL Server 1.0, 4.2, 6.0, 6.5 The present: SQL Server 7.0, 2000 The future: The Yukon Wave The Past The Past: SQL Server 1.0 Deal forged between Sybase and Microsoft on March 27, 1987 SQL Server 1.0 released for OS/2 only SQL Server 1.1 added Windows 3.0 support for the client tools only Sybase maintained code-base while Microsoft provided sales and support The Past: SQL Server 4.2 Released in 1992 Support added for Windows NT Minor GUI tools Most administration, DBA work done via command-line interface (isql) Microsoft took over code-base, slowly rewriting kernel functions to fix bugs The Past: SQL Server 6.0 Released in June 1995 Focused on replication and usability Enterprise Manager introduced Scrollable cursors DBA “challenges” Modifying table designs Referential integrity The Past: SQL Server 6.5 Released in April 1996 Row-level locking during INSERT ANSI syntax additions SQL Trace added Backup of individual tables Web Assistant Wizard Still lots of “challenges” The Present The Present: SQL Server 7.0 Development began in 1995 Beta 2 released in December 1997 Beta 3 released in June 1998 Full launch in November 1998 Complete rewrite of database engine, query optimizer, management tools The Present: SQL Server 7.0 Server improvements and new features Improved administration tools Architecture enhancements Server/development enhancements Data Transformation Services OLAP Services The Present: SQL Server 2000 Development began in 1999 Released in August 2000 Often referred to as SQL Server 7.5 or 8.0 Surpassed most industry expectations Benchmarks Scalability/reliability Feature use (DTS, Analysis Services) The Present: SQL Server 2000 Relational database enhancements XML integration Administration tools enhancements Replication improvements DTS improvements Analysis Services improvements Meta Data Services and English Query The Future (Tell us about Yukon!) The Future: Yukon Storage server for all Microsoft Servers Support for .NET Is WSS dead? Support for file-system functions Common Language Runtime XML support Shared-nothing clustering