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   From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   George Lewycky (gelewyc@nyct.com) writes:   
   > We were just informed that we have to use SQL Server (Enterprise   
   > Edition) for our projectinstead of Oracle   
   > .   
   >   
   >   
   > Which version 2005 or 2008 do you suggest is best for stability,   
   > features, performance, memory utilization, customization, etc.   
      
   There is little reason not to go for the most recent version, SQL 2008.   
      
   > Also any suggested books, websites, utilities would be appreciated   
   > also   
      
   You may find the "Inside SQL Server" series useful. I'm not really updated   
   on whether all our parts for SQL 2008 are out, but the SQL 2005 books   
   will still take you a long way. You will probably have more use for   
   Itzik Ben-Gan's books on querying and programming, at least to start with.   
      
   But then it depends a lot on what features you will need. For instance,   
   if you project includes export/import of a lot of data, you should look into   
   SQL Server Integration Services.   
      
   And keep in mind, SQL Server != Oracle. If you design your SQL Server   
   solution as if you were on Oracle, there will be no happy ending.   
      
      
   --   
   Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Links for SQL Server Books Online:   
   SQL 2008: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/cc514207.aspx   
   SQL 2005: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/bb895970.aspx   
   SQL 2000: http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodinfo/previousversions/books.mspx   
      
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