Microsoft has redesigned SQL server 2005 to deliver unprecedented value and functionality to the Database Administrator and the Developer. The four editions of the SQL server are Express, workgroup, Standard and Enterprise. Each of these editions offers a range of features.
High scalability, availability with advanced business intelligence tools empowers business users with a more secure, reliable and productive database management system. A reduced downtime and tight security controls make for a step forward in providing support to enterprise systems. Moreover, customers benefit from a reduced cost of ownership as this belongs to the Windows Server system.
In this tutorial we shall be installing SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition. However, before actually describing the installation process let us briefly examine the minimum requirements for installing and running SQL Server 2005.
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