There are a number of new features and improvements that the next version of SQL Server will provide when it is released in 2008.
MVP Brad McGehee discusses the ins and outs of SQL Server 2008
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QUOTE: With the release of the recent SQL Server 2008 Community Technology Preview, and a final product expected in the second half of 2008, SQL Server MVP Brad McGehee shared some of his insights with SearchWinIT.com on the product's complexity, what's new for IT managers and DBAs and where the database still needs a little work.