Chapter 1

SQL Server 2000 Overview and Migration Strategies

Solutions in this chapter:

 Overview of SQL Server 2000: A .NET Enterprise Server

 New and Enhanced Features of SQL Server 2000

 SQL Server 2000 Versions and Requirements

 Should You Migrate to SQL Server 2000?

 Steps to a Successful SQL Server Migration

Introduction

Microsoft Structured Query Language (SQL) Server 2000 is the latest generation of the popular SQL Server product line and the second release since its core reengineering that produced SQL Server 7.0, released in 1999. This latest release of SQL Server adds native Extensible Markup Language (XML) support, enhanced online analytical processing (OLAP), data-mining capabilities, platform support for Windows 2000, integration with ...

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