Detailed Feature Comparison
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Core Editions
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Specialized Editions
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Enterprise
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Standard
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Workgroup
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Web
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Express
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Scalability & Performance
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Number of CPUs
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OS Maximum
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4
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2 CPU
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4 CPU
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1 CPU
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(WEB WORKLOADS ONLY)
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Memory Utilization
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OS Maximim
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OS Maximum
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4 GB Ram
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OS Maximim
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1 GB Ram
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Database Size
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Unlimited
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Unlimited
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Unlimited
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Unlimited
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4GB
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Multi-Instance Support
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50 instances
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16
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16
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16
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16
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x32 Hardware Support
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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x64 Hardware Support
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Dynamic Address Windows Extensions Memory Management
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o
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o
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Data Compression
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o
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Resource Governor
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o
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I64 Hardware Support
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o
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Hypervisor Support
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Table and Index Partitioning
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o
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Parallel Index Operations
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o
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Parallel Consistency Checks (DBCC)
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o
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Scalable Shared Databases
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o
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Indexed Views
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o
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Enhanced Read-ahead and Scan
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o
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High Availability (Always On)
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Multi-instance Support
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50 instances
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16
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16
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16
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16
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Database Mirroring
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Full
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Single-thread
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Witness only
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Witness only
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Witness only
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Clustering
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16-node failover clustering
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2-node failover clustering
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Online System Changes
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Backup Log Shipping
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Automatic Corruption Recovery from Mirror
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o
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o
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Log Stream Compression
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o
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o
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Online Indexing
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o
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Mirrored Backups
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o
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Resource Governor
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o
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Backup Compression
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o
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Hot-add Memory and CPU Support
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o
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Database Snapshots
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o
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Fast Recovery
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o
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Online Page and File Restore
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o
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Parallel Index Operations
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o
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Updated Distributed Partioned Views
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o
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Table and Index Partitioning
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o
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Replication
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SQL Server Change Tracking
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Merge Replication
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o
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o
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Subscriber only
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Subscriber only
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Subscriber only
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Transactional Replication
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o
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o
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Subscriber only
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Subscriber only
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Subscriber only
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Snapshot Replication
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o
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o
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Subscriber only
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Subscriber only
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Subscriber only
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Heterogeneous Subscribers
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o
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o
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Oracle Publishing
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o
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Enterprise Security
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C2 Complaint Tracing
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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SQL Auditing Foundation
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Fine Grained Auditing
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o
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Transparent Database Encryption
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o
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Extensible Key Management
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o
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Enterprise Manageability
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|
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Policy Based Configuration
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Database Migration Tools
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Policy-Based Management
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Streamlined Installation
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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SQL Server Management Studio Tools
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Database Mail
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Performance Data Collection
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o
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o
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o
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o
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SQL Profiler
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o
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o
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o
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o
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SQL Server Agent
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Database Tuning Advisor
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Plan Freezing
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o
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o
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Standard Performance Reports
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o
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o
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Distributed Partition Views
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o
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Parallel Index Operations
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o
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Automatic Query- to- index- View Matching
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o
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Parallel Database Backup Checksum Check
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o
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Unlimited Virtualization
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o
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Data Warehousing
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|
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Create Cubes Without a Database
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o
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o
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Auto-generate Staging and Datawarehouse Schema
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o
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o
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Attribute Relationship Designer
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o
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o
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Efficient Aggregation Designers
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o
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o
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Scalable read-only AS
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o
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Partitioned Cubes
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o
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Distributed Partitioned Cubes
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o
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Data Compression
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o
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Star Join Query Optimizations
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o
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Change Data Capture (CDC)
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o
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Integration Services
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SQL Server Import and Export Wizard
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Log Providers and Logging
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o
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o
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XML Source
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o
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o
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SSIS Run-time
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o
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o
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Basic Data Profiling Tools
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o
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o
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SSIS Package Designer & Service
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o
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o
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Data Mining Query Transformation
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o
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Data Mining Model Training Destination Adapter
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o
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Fuzzy Grouping Transformation
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o
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Fuzzy Lookup Transformation
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o
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Term Extraction Transformation
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o
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Dimension Processing Destination Adapter
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o
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Partition Processing Destination Adapter
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o
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Reporting Services
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Reporting Services Memory Limits
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Unlimited
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Unlimited
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4GB
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4GB
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4GB
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Report Designer
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Report Manager
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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(report manager)
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(report manager)
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Role-based Security
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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(fixed roles)
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(fixed roles)
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(fixed roles)
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Enhanced Gauges and Charting
|
o
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o
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o
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o
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Basic Data Profiling Tools
|
o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Export to Excel, Word, PDF and Images
|
o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Microsoft Office Integration
|
o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Custom Authentication
|
o
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o
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o
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o
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Report Server Application Embedding
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Ad-hoc Reporting (Report Builder)
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o
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o
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o
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Scale-out Operational Report Configuration
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o
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SharePoint Integration
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o
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o
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Email and File Share Delivery
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o
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o
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Report History, Scheduling, Subscriptions and Caching
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o
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o
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Data Source, Delivery and Rendering Extensibility
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o
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o
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Data-driven Report Subscriptions
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o
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Report Scale-out Deployment
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o
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Infinite Click-through in Ad-hoc Reports
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o
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Analysis Services
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Analysis Services Backup
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o
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o
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Dimension, Attribute Relationship, Aggregate & Cube Design
|
o
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o
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Personalization Extensions
|
o
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o
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Analysis Services Scalable Shared Databases
|
o
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Account Intelligence
|
o
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Linked Measures and Dimensions
|
o
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Perspectives
|
o
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Semi-additive Measures
|
o
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Writeback Dimensions
|
o
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|
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Partitioned Cubes and Distributed Partitioned Cubes
|
o
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Custom Rollups
|
o
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Data Mining
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|
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Excel 2007 and Visio 2007 Add-in Support
|
o
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o
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Comprehensive Set of DM Algorithms
|
o
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o
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Integrated Data Mining Tools (Wizards, Editors, Model Viewers, Query Builder)
|
o
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o
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Parallel Model Processing
|
o
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Cross Validation
|
o
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Support for Plug-in Algorithms
|
o
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Advanced Configuration and Tuning Options for Data Mining Algorithms
|
o
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Support for Pipeline Data Mining and Text Mining with Integration Services
|
o
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Sequence Prediction
|
o
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Programmability
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|
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MERGE and Upsert Capabilities
|
o
|
o
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o
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o
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o
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New Date and Time Data Types
|
o
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o
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o
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o
|
o
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Internationalization Support
|
o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Full Text Search
|
o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Common Language Runtime (CLR) Integration
|
o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Native XML Support
|
o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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XML Indexing
|
o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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FILESTREAM Support
|
o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Entity Framework Support
|
o
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o
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o
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o
|
o
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Spatial Support
|
o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Development Tools
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|
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Microsoft Visual Studio Integration
|
o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Intellisense (Transact-SQL-and MDX)
|
o
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o
|
o
|
o
|
o
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MDX Edit, Debug and Design Tools
|
o
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o
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Spatial and Location Services
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|
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Spatial Indexes
|
o
|
o
|
o
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o
|
o
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Geodetic Data Type
|
o
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o
|
o
|
o
|
o
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Advanced Spatial Libraries
|
o
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o
|
o
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o
|
o
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Standards-based Spatial Support
|
o
|
o
|
o
|
o
|
o
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