Microsoft SQL Server Explained

Are you a windows user looking for the best VPS server you can get? Microsoft knows your problem. Fortunately, Microsoft also came up with the solution. Basically, they made the most perfectly suited VPS server for Windows OS. Yes, I am talking about the SQL Server. Amazingly, it has skyrocketed in sales and is now one of the most popular servers in the market.

So let me explain what it is. Simply put, it manages and stores information. End of story. I could have put it like this: “Microsoft SQL Server is a Rational Database Management System (RDMS) with the primary function of storing as well as retrieving data as requested as other software applications which might run on the same or another computer”, as Wikipedia says. But the main message is the same. You might have come across the term RDMS (stated above) before.

Let’s split this up into two to understand better. It is a Rational Database because that is where all the data is stored. The name basically means that the data is stored in something similar to a spreadsheet, only the data on it cannot be rearranged at all. For that you will have to get a personalized query for yourself.

Management System is basically the server itself. This means that the SQL server’s main job is to MANAGE rational databases. Do not take this term lightly, as databases are all that SQL is made for. They are extremely significant to the server. Management also signifies that the SQL is more than just a place for storing data. It means that it contains sufficient tools and options to manage and rectify data or even to manipulate it to our needs.

In addition to that, whenever a person installs the SQL Server, he is given options for including Report Writing options, Data Import Export tools, Management Interfaces, and Analysis options.

Before moving on to what we can do with it, recall the line where I told you about data being stored in spreadsheets. These are very important. To give a brief explanation, they consist of columns and rows where data is stored. This data cannot be rearranged or manipulated inside the table. Rather it can be done by getting yourself your own personal copy. Tables which belong to the same category or security group are conjointly stored, inside the database.

Now, let me give you a glimpse of what you can do. You can build vital applications by using high-performance tech across OLTP, data warehousing, analytics and business intelligence. Not impressed yet? SQL Server is clearly the leader for these types of workloads and uses a simple set of tools to create and manage databases. It can work both on-premises and in cloud service.

There are about a dozen editions of SQL by Microsoft. However the latest is definitely the best. It removes the certain limit that has ever made the SQL Server standard less and less likeable. This means that you can allow your OS to run more demanding database workloads without spending cash on the Enterprise edition anymore.