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My session's presentation that took place on the CDNUG offline event on July 15th, 2010.
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Artemakis ArtemiouSQL Server MVP
CDNUG Lead
INETA Country Leader (CY)
SQL Server 2008 R2: Features for
Developers and IT Pros
July 15th, 2010
CDNUG
Agenda
• Database Engine - Manageability Enhancements
• Service Broker
• Master Data Services
• StreamInsight
• Reporting Services
• Analysis Services / PowerPivot
Database Engine – Manageability Features
• Connectivity to SQL Azure
• Data-tier Application Upgrade
• SQL Server Utility
• Network Connectivity
– VIA protocol deprecated
Database Engine: Manageability Features• Connectivity to SQL Azure
• Data-tier Application Upgrade
• SQL Server Utility
Demonstration
Service Broker
• Option to turn on and off poison message handling on a
queue
• A queue that has poison message turned off will not be
disabled after consecutive transaction rollbacks
Master Data Services - Overview
• The technology, tools, and processes required to create
and maintain consistent and accurate lists of master data
Master Data Services - Features
• Master data hub central management
• Thin-client stewardship portal
• Versioning of all data entities and hierarchies
• Human workflow that notifies assigned owners by e-mail
of business rule violations
• Flexible and extensible business rules that safeguard the
quality of data entered in the master data hub
• Support for a broad range of hierarchy and attribute
management strategies and requirements
• Comprehensive role-based security model that enables
fine-grained, secure access to master data
StreamInsight - Overview
• A powerful platform that you can use to develop and
deploy complex event processing (CEP) applications
StreamInsight - Features
• Process large volumes of events across multiple data
streams in less than a second
• Built-in support for different types of event handling and
rich query semantics
• Reduce development cost by utilizing existing skill sets
and investments in Microsoft development platform
• Reduce cost and complexity of management with a
platform that is easy to manage and support
• Extend the benefit of near real time event processing to
SQL Server data platform
Reporting Services - Features
• “Grab and Go” reporting experience enabled through the
Report Part Gallery
• Support for maps and geospatial visualizations with
integration to Bing maps and support for SQL spatial
data types
• Additional visualizations including indicators, sparklines
and data bars
• Support for consuming SharePoint lists and PowerPivot
models as data sources
• Support for Madison and SQL Azure data sources
• Render any report as a data source to PowerPivot or
other applications through ATOM data feeds
Reporting Services – Report Builder 3.0
• Master Data Services
• StreamInsight
• Reporting Services
Demonstration
SQL Server PowerPivot - Overview
• An Add-on for Excel 2010 / SharePoint 2010
• Brings the full power of SQL Server Analysis Services
right into Excel
• In-memory column based compression
– Millions of rows of data can now be stored, sorted & aggregated
• Support for a wide variety of sources
• Rich set of mathematical functionally
– Existing functions already in Excel
+
– Data Analysis eXpressions (DAX)
SQL Server PowerPivot - Architecture
SQL Server PowerPivot
Demonstration
Summary
• SQL Server is power than ever!
• Features for DBAs
– Data-tier Application Upgrade
– SQL Server Utility
– Master Data Services
• Features for Developers
– Connectivity to SQL Azure
– Service Broker enhancements
– StreamInsight
– Reporting Services enhancements
• Features for BI Developers
– SQL Server PowerPivot
Resources
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2– http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/R2.aspx
• SQL Server Team Blog– http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/
• Cyprus .NET User Group– http://www.cdnug.net
• Personal Blog Space– http://aartemiou.blogspot.com