MS SQL server is a computer application that offers advanced relational
database management services to the enterprises. Few of the essential points
that make it part of an advantageous Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
proposition can be given as:
• Offers complete data solution from data mining to data analysis
• Compliments to existing applications stored on a hosting server
• Offers complete security of records
• Offers protection against frequent crash downs
• Makes hosting services more efficient
• Evenly allocates computing resources
• Offers complete data solution from data mining to data analysis
MS SQL server produced by Microsoft has brought limitless possibilities
to the enterprising solutions available for today’s business. This enterprise
level database management server from Microsoft has undergone many changes over
the years to evolve in its present form. Normally a small or micro enterprise
has to face challenges in the areas of execution, lack of lucidity in
organizational and professional maneuver. Because of unanalyzed data or
unevaluated records, a company finds it difficult to gauge the pace of work.
Similarly it is also difficult to record the progress of a team working on a
project and the status details of the supervisor or administrator monitoring
the entire project.
In today’s world the volume of data is piling up in leaps and bounds and
managing them efficiently is becoming quite a challenge for the companies. A
company has to search through voluminous data while looking for certain
information. This task which is also known as data-mining is a tedious and time
consuming task. MS SQL server helps in great deal in the data mining for
records. SQL server caters to the needs of multi-users. It allocates available
resources among the users without compromising on the hardware efficiency.
• Offers complete security of records
In many cases the security of certain information or resources is also
at risk. For any enterprise security of various types of data such as audio,
video or graphical is very important. For beginners or entrepreneurs security
of data can be absolutely critical and data stored in application other than MS
SQL server, security can be breached with a little effort. A person wishing to
access or copy the content from databases just needs to gain access of the hard
drive. Once gotten the access, all data can be easily copied.
But in SQL server security can be provisioned in three different levels.
One level is at the operating system level, the second is at the database level
and the third level of security is at the file level. User can prevent
unauthorized access at all three levels. Even after gaining the access, it is
not easy for the defaulters to copy the data as data copying may also be
restricted. This facility is not available in other software applications as
available in SQL server.
SQL server ranks high over other applications because of its reliability
and high security features also. It offers the users with the flexibility to
encrypt certain data, whole database or log files as desired. It also offers
the users with an option of defining the policies which relate in some way to
the data. A user company can define the type of access granted to its team
members, granting of permission to copy or replicate the data etc. A user is
intimated upon the violation of such policies by the hosting service provider.
The user can also restrict its team members by defining the action to be taken
on policy violation.
• Compliments to existing applications stored on a hosting server
The benefits of SQL server can be efficiently availed with the help of
third party hosting. This application can be installed on a server run and
hosted by hosting service providers. These providers designate the level of
security to be entrusted upon the users of such applications. Seeking the
services for installing and using SQL server is also good on account of the
other services offered by hosting service providers. Offering complete computing
services such as replication of basic to advanced applications, operating
systems, hard drives, memory etc are all taken care of by the service
providers.
A user just needs a basic computer with an internet connection and rest
of everything from computing hardware to required software, everything is
provided by the hosting service provider. With a minimum investment based on
monthly or yearly subscription, a user is offered the support of computer
loaded with latest features and hardware. One can purchase an application and
ask its service providers to get the application installed on the hosting
server. The space allotted to store the data of the users, is virtually
limitless. When the SQL server is installed on this hosting server, it becomes
easy for the application to fetch, analyze, regulate the response for certain
records or data stored in its hard drive.
• Offers protection against frequent crash downs
Normally a server catering to multi-users faces the risk of hanging up
or crashing down during the request execution process. SQL server protects the
users from such crashes by regulating resource supply to nodes from which there
is excessive demand for the data. Though the record fetching to such demanding
nodes may be a bit slower but it will not crash and this is one of the great
features of a SQL server. It effortlessly offers simultaneous use of same data
from two or more users.
• Makes hosting services more efficient
Besides the security there is a huge volume of data to be accessed, referred
and arranged in so many ways to deduce certain results or to reach to certain
conclusion. SQL server application is a great tool to transform a small and
medium enterprise into an efficient enterprise.
Now more and more users are switching to MS SQL server which makes it a
better choice for the companies. This is simply because the user community of
this server is very resourceful and a user can find the solution for its
problem by sneaking into any such online community. Besides the online communities,
Microsoft also provides free training sessions on usage of these servers.
• Evenly allocates computing resources
MS SQL also offers buffers management feature wherein a list of records
frequently sought are stored in the buffer memory (known as cache memory).
Hosting this application server along with other applications on a hosting
server provided by a hosting service provider is advantageous for a user in
many ways. As Hosting service providers offer higher cache memory which makes
it easier to store good amount of records on buffer memory rather than storing
them on hard drives. Accessing these records is comparatively less time
consuming.
by: William Smith
About The Author
William Smith is a technology Specialist At Real Time Data Services
specializing in Accounting application and software products. Real Time Data
Services provides QuickBooks Hosting, QuickBooks Add-ons Hosting, MS SQL Server
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