Today at the first Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) Conference, Microsoft Corp. presented its vision for the next version of its flagship data management and analysis platform. SQL Server™ code-named “Katmai,” the next release of Microsoft® SQL Server, will help companies access and manage rapidly increasing volumes of data for mission-critical applications, increase their ability to better understand the organization with business insight, and reduce difficulties associated with managing complex systems. SQL Server “Katmai” builds on the success of SQL Server 2005 as a proven platform that is crucial to the completion of business projects, delivering increased functionality to a comprehensive range of applications from the desktop to the data center.

“We developed SQL Server with the goal of providing a data management and analysis platform for all companies regardless of size or budget,” said Ted Kummert, corporate vice president of the Data and Storage Platform Division at Microsoft. “With the release of ‘Katmai,’ we’ll take the next step on our data platform vision by delivering a comprehensive and integrated business intelligence solution. Expanding the usability of data across businesses will give customers more value for their IT investments.”

Kummert will go into further details about Microsoft’s vision of SQL Server “Katmai” during his keynote address at the conference on May 10. Kummert will show how SQL Server “Katmai” is part of Microsoft’s vision for pervasive BI, illustrating the company’s unified commitment to offer a complete and integrated BI solution that customers can rely on to meet all critical BI needs.

Scheduled to be available in 2008, SQL Server “Katmai” will deliver on Microsoft’s overall data platform vision to meet the needs of the coming data explosion and the next generation of data-driven applications.

To find out more about the new features planned for SQl Server 2008 click here.

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