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Twelve Ways to Reduce Costs with Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008

Overview Many organizations are finding themselves having to deal with difficult challenges in a tough economic climate. A key factor in addressing these challenges is to reduce costs and drive efficiencies, and IT departments are under increasing pressure to maximize the return on IT investment and get the best possible value from new and existing systems. Read the whitepaper to discover ways in which organizations can use Microsoft SQL Server 2008 to save time and money.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Microsoft	File Format	PDF
Date Published	December 2008
Format	White Papers
Topics	High Availability, Knowledge and Data Management, Application Servers, Database Management, Business Intelligence - Data Warehousing

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