The next release of Microsoft SQL
Server, code-named "Yukon," will reshape the Windows relational
database management system (RDBMS) landscape. Yukon promises to
incorporate the benefits of native XML and object-oriented
databases within a fully programmable relational database
framework. A new Reporting Service, support for InfoPath (formerly
XDocs) data-entry forms, and Transact-SQL (T-SQL) enhancements
round out Yukon's new feature set. David Campbell, Microsoft's
product unit manager for the SQL Server engine, gave .NET
developers a Yukon preview at VSLive! San Francisco this past
February. In this article, I'll analyze Campbell's "Database of the
Future: A Preview of Yukon and Other Technical Advancements"
keynote address from an IT management and SQL Server DBA
perspective.
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