Data Compression SQL Server 2008's data compression enables you to compress data stored in the database. This reduces storage requirements and can actually improve the performance of workloads that have high I/O requirements. SQL Server 2008 also supports compressing backups. Activity Monitors This feature is totally revamped in SSMS 2008. When opening “Activity Monitor” it shows a screen similar to the following image. IntelliSense for Query Editing IntelliSense offers a few additional features besides just completing the world. You can see those options from SSMS List Members Parameter Info Quick Info Complete Word Refresh Local Cache Table-Value Parameter In many situations, it is necessary to pass a set of table structured values to a stored procedure or function. These values may be used for updating/population a table. CREATE TYPE Customer AS TABLE ( CustomerId INT IDENTITY...
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