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Paul Flessner on Microsoft's Data Vision

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Paul (SVP for Data and Storage at Microsoft) Flessner is talking today in SF about our vision for the future of Data. You'll see press reports and other information on the briefing appearing over the next few days, its exciting stuff, here are some of the highlights;

  • There have been more than 2 million copies of SQL Server Express downloaded.
  • More than 300,000 people have attended one of the worldwide events launching SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005 and Biztalk Server 2006.
  • SQL Server 2005 SP1 will ship in April, it will include support for Database Mirroring in production and the RTM version of SQL Server Management Studio Express Edition.
  • A new SKU of SQL Server 2005 is being added, this is the SQL Server Everywhere Edition, this is based on the SQL Server Mobile codebase but provides a SKU that runs on everything from SmartPhones and Embedded Devices, through Desktops to Servers. Its a low footprint single user local store. The first CTP will be out this summer with an RTM on track for the end of the year.
  • Future releases of SQL Server will be a regular schedule of 24-36 months.

Once the links become live from Pauls meetings I'll post them to the thread.

Update: Pauls letter is here

Comments

  • Anonymous
    April 06, 2006
    I like the idea of a 2 year SQL release cycle as well as reduced go everywhere edition of SQL Server....
  • Anonymous
    May 09, 2006
    "SQL Server Everywhere Edition ... runs on everything from SmartPhones and Embedded Devices, through Desktops to Servers"

    Please exapnd on "Servers".  I've heard that SQL Server Everywhere won't let itself run under IIS.

    --Troy
  • Anonymous
    May 09, 2006
    Troy,
    Thats correct the current plan is not to allow SQL/e to be loaded under IIS, but it is under review. By servers I mean server OS's.
  • Anonymous
    May 09, 2006
    Your phrase "..won't let itself run under IIS" is confusing.   What you mean by that?  SQL Server and IIS are both services independent of the other.  SQL Server does not run "under" IIS at all.  

    Servers - the reference is in regards to Microsoft Server level editions of the their Operations Systems  as opposed to Professional level editions.  

    --Chief78CJ7
  • Anonymous
    May 09, 2006
    Chief78CJ7,
    Your statement about the SQL Server service is correct for all SKUs except SQL Server Everywhere Edition, which as it is a set of .dlls is loaded into the host process. In the case of a Web App this is IIS, currently this is not allowed.
  • Anonymous
    May 22, 2006
    I like the idea of a 2 year SQL release cycle as well as reduced go everywhere edition of SQL Server....
  • Anonymous
    July 19, 2007
    I like the idea of a 2 year SQL release cycle as well as reduced go everywhere edition of SQL Server.