SQL SERVER Differences 2000,2005 and 2008


SQL SERVER Differences 2000,2005 and 2008


SQL SERVER 2000
SQL SERVER 2005
SQL SERVER 2008
1.Query Analyser and Enterprise manager are separate.
1.Both are combined as SSMS(Sql Server management Studio).
1.Both are combined as SSMS(Sql Server management Studio).
2.No XML datatype is used.
2.XML datatype is introduced.
2.XML datatype is used.
3.We can create maximum of 65,535 databases.
3.We can create 2(pow(20))-1 databases.
3.We can create 2(pow(20))-1 databases.
4.Nill
4.Exception Handling
4.Exception Handling
5.Nill
5.Varchar(Max) data type
5.Varchar(Max) data type
6.Nill
6.DDL Triggers
6.DDL Triggers
7.Nill
7.DataBase Mirroring
7.DataBase Mirroring
8.Nill
8.RowNumber function for paging
8.RowNumber function for paging
9.Nill
9.Table fragmentation
9.Table fragmentation
10.Nill
10.Full Text Search
10.Full Text Search
11.Nill
11.Bulk Copy Update
11.Bulk Copy Update
12.Nill
12.Cant encrypt
12.Can encrypt the entire database introduced in 2008. --check it(http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc278098(SQL.100).aspx) (http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Administration/implementing_efs/870/) (http://www.kodyaz.com/articles/sql-server-2005-database-encryption-step-by-step.aspx) (http://www.sql-server-performance.com/articles/dev/encryption_2005_1_p1.aspx) (http://geekswithblogs.net/chrisfalter/archive/2008/05/08/encrypt-documents-with-sql-server.aspx)
13.cant compress the tables and indexes.
13.Can Compress tables and indexes.(Introduced in 2005 SP2)
13.Can compress tables and indexes. -http://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=1582
14.Datetime datatype is used for both date and time.
14.Datetime is used for both date and time.
14.Date and time are seperately used for date and time datatype,geospatial and timestamp with internal timezone is used.
15.No varchar(max) or varbinary(max) is available.
15.Varchar(max) and varbinary(max) is used.
15.Varchar(max) and varbinary(max) is used.
16.No table datatype is included.
16.No table datatype is included.
16.Table datatype introduced.
17.No SSIS is included.
17.SSIS is started using.
17.SSIS avails in this version
18.CMS is not available.
18.CMS is not available.
18.Central Management Server(CMS) is Introduced. -http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb934126.aspx -http://www.sqlskills.com/BLOGS/KIMBERLY/post/SQL-Server-2008-Central-Management-Servers-have-you-seen-these.aspx
19.PBM is not available.
19.PBM is not available.
19.Policy based management(PBM) server is Introduced. -http://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=1492 -http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb510667.aspx

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