Difference between sql server 2008 and sql server 2012

Difference between sql server 2008 and sql server 2012

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  1.Difference between SQLServer 2008 and SQL Server 2012 S.No SQL Server 2008 SQL Server 2012 1 The Maximum number concurrent SQL server 2012 has unlimited connections to SQL Server 2008 concurrent connections. is 32767. 2 The SQL Server 2008 uses 27 bit The SQL Server 2012 uses 48 bit bit precision for spatial precision for spatial calculations calculations. 3 TRY_CONVERT() and TRY_CONVERT() and FORMAT() FORMAT() functions are not functions are newly included in SQL available in SQL Server 2008 Server 2012 4 ORDER BY Clause does not ORDER BY Clause now have have OFFSET / FETCH options OFFSET / FETCH options to use as in SQL Server 2012 paging to show required rows per page in applications and allow the user to scroll through each page of results rather than download the entire set In the sample query below, SQL Server would return 10 records beginning with record 11. The OFFSET command provides a starting point for the SELECT statement in terms of paging, and the FETCH command provides how many records to return at a time. SELECT BusinessEntityID, FirstName, LastName FROM Person.Person ORDER BY BusinessEntityID OFFSET 10 ROWS FETCH NEXT 10 ROWS ONLY; 5 SQL Server 2008 is code named SQL Server 2012 is code named as as Katmai. Denali In SQL Server 2008, audit is an In SQL Server 2012,support for server Enterprise-only feature. Only auditing is expanded to include all available in Enterprise, editions of SQL Server. Evaluation, and Developer Edition. 7 Sequence is not available in SQL Sequence is included in SQL Server Server 2008 2012.Sequence is a user defined object that generates a sequence of a number.
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  Here is anexample using Sequence. /****** Create Sequence Object ******/ CREATE SEQUENCE MySequence START WITH 1 INCREMENT BY 1; /****** Create Temp Table ******/ DECLARE @Person TABLE ( ID int NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, FullName nvarchar(100) NOT NULL ); /****** Insert Some Data ******/ INSERT @Person (ID, FullName) VALUES (NEXT VALUE FOR MySequence, 'Umar Ali'), (NEXT VALUE FOR MySequence, 'John Peter'), (NEXT VALUE FOR MySequence, 'Mohamed Iqbal'); /****** Show the Data ******/ SELECT * FROM @Person; The results would look like this: ID FullName 1 Umar Ali 2 John Peter 3 Mohamed Iqbal 8 The Full Text Search in SQL The Full Text Search in SQL Server Server 2008 does not allow us to 2012 has been enhanced by allowing search and index data stored in us to search and index data stored in extended properties or metadata. extended properties or metadata. Consider a PDF document that has "properties" filled in like Name, Type, Folder path, Size, Date Created, etc. In the newest release of SQL Server, this data could be indexes and searched along with the data in the document itself. The data does have to be exposed to work, but it's possible now. 9 Analysis Services in SQL Server Analysis Services will include a new does not have BI Semantic Model BI Semantic Model (BISM). BISM is a
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  (BISM) concept. 3-layer model that includes: Data Model Business Logic Data Access BISM will enhance Microsoft's front end analysis experiencing including Excel, Reporting Services and SharePoint Insights. Microsoft has said that BISM is not a replacement for the current BI Models but more of an alternative model. In simple terms, BISM is a relation model that includes BI artifact such as KPIs and hierarchies. For more references on SQL Server 2012 Features, please have a look at the below links, http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/3783.what-s-new-in-sql-server-2012-en- us.aspx http://beyondrelational.com/modules/4/whatisnew/361/what-is-new-in-sql-server-2012-denali.aspx? tab=tags&tn=category http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2011/11/01/my-top-5-sql-server-2012- features-by-aaron-bertrand-guest-blogger.aspx And, further updates on difference between questions and answers, please visit my blog @ http://onlydifferencefaqs.blogspot.in/