Decision Support: Choose the right Microsoft database for your development needs
| “Microsoft has announced the next version of SQL Server, code-named Yukon. The new features that will be incorporated into Yukon will be a determining factor in your choice of migration path. “ |
Well, just read something about making the right choose for your development needs from the Microsoft Series of Product for DB. SO GOOD, and I love to share here with you all. And the following is the short beginning,
"Microsoft has produced a dizzying array of software over the years. Think, for just a moment, about all of the varieties of Windows; if you go back as far as I do, you've probably worked with at least a dozen versions. Similar choices exist in other areas of the Microsoft universe, including the one that I'm writing about today: databases. Microsoft offers developers four databases for their application needs:
- Microsoft Jet and Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro
- Microsoft Database Engine (MSDE)
- Microsoft SQL Server
How do you decide which of these databases to use for a given application and client? Although hard-and-fast rules are few and far between, a basic understanding of the differences (and similarities) between these databases will help you choose intelligently.”