The History of SQL Server, Part 1

This video is part of LearnItFirst’s SQL Server 2008 Database Administration course. More information on this video and course is available here:

http://www.learnitfirst.com/Course157

This video is a continuation of The History of SQL Server, Part 1.

This video will provide an in-depth background of Microsoft’s database server, SQL Server. The discussion starts with the original licensing deal and marketing strategies in 1989 and will follow all the way through what Microsoft might be doing for their future releases of SQL Server.

Highlights from this video:

– The 1980’s- the beginning of SQL Server
– The 1990’s
– Microsoft SQL Server 1.1 release and 4.2 release
– SQL95 and SQL Server 6.5
– SQL Server 7.0
– Microsoft rewrites code
– Feature debuts
– The Millennium
– SQL Server 2000
– SQL Server 2005
– Works with Windows Server 2003 and many new features
– SQL Server 2008
– Windows Server 2008 and enhancements
– SQL Server .NEXT?

and much more…