Microsoft releases community technology preview versions of SQL Azure and Microsoft SQL Server StreamInsight. At the moment, the CTPs are available for MSDN and TechNet subscribers only, but will be generally available Aug. 19.
Microsoft has released a community technology preview for its cloud-based
SQL Azure Database, continuing a busy month for the company's database
business.
The SQL Azure Database CTP features a relational data model supporting T-SQL
(Transact-SQL), including T-SQL stored procedures, as well as the ability to
access SQL Azure with common data access APIs such as ODBC, OLE DB, ADO.NET
and PHP. Also available as a CTP is the SQL Server Driver for PHP 1.1, which
offers support for SQL Azure and new capabilities for building PHP
applications.
"With the explosion of data-driven Web 2.0 applications, along with the
need to extend existing applications and build innovative data solutions in the
cloud-these are exciting milestones," wrote Senior Program Manager David
Robinson on the
SQL Azure
Team blog. "With SQL Azure, developers building Web 2.0, ASP.NET
and PHP applications can use familiar tools and data models to develop on a
pay-as-you-grow, secure, scalable and highly available database service at
minimal infrastructure cost. In fact, there are really no comparable solutions
available today-we are leading the industry by offering a relational database
service."
Microsoft also continued the rollout for
SQL
Server 2008 R2 CTP with the availability of Microsoft SQL Server
StreamInsight, which is designed to bring low-latency complex event processing
to SQL Sever and is scheduled to be available in the first half of 2010.
The SQL Server StreamInsight August CTP is meant to give customers a sneak
peak at a solution that "will enable organizations to derive insights from
streaming data in near-real time in scenarios such as Web analytics,
algorithmic trading and industrial
process control," the company wrote on its
SQL
Server News Blog.
"What differentiates our platform even more is the [capability] for
customization; customers and partners can use their own proprietary algorithms
to build custom applications, ISVs can build industry-specific solutions and
embedded system developers can offer low-latency processing," the Aug. 18
blog post said. Microsoft also said, "In addition, SQL Server
StreamInsight's integration with proven Microsoft development tools and
frameworks such as LINQ, Visual Studio and the .NET
Framework help customers and partners eliminate set-up and configuration
hassles to save time and money."
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