Top 10 Performance and Productivity Reasons to Use SQL Server 2008 for Your Business Intelligence Solutions

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 provides new functionality not found in previous versions and numerous performance and usability enhancements that are specifically designed for business intelligence (BI) solutions. These features are designed to improve performance, increase developer productivity, and enrich the end-user experience. The intent of this article is to provide a list, with some details, of the top performance reasons to use SQL Server 2008 for your new business intelligence solutions and to upgrade to SQL Server 2008 for your existing business intelligence solutions. The reasons begin with the performance enhancements that do not require modifications to your existing business intelligence solutions and then proceed to technology.