About MS SQL
SQL is a database that can store terabytes of data; millions and millions of records. In 1997, as part of a project to show the scalability of MS SQL, Microsoft developed the Terraserver project which displayed satellite images of the earth on the web. It stored 10 terabytes of data and the webserver processed billions of transactions a day.
The TerraServer is so massive, it would take 5,075 CD's -- or a 51 metre stack of jewel cases -- to house the 3.5 terabytes of compressed data currently loaded on the database. Click here to read more.
See online satellite images.
The online version of terra server only stores satellite images for the U.S.A. These images are not in real time but you will be able to see famous places like Niagra Falls, Golden Gate Bridge and Empire State building or simply enter your street name or town to see satellite images.
www.terraserver.microsoft.com
SQL Case Studies
Case studies of organisations and companies using MS SQL databases can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/sql/casestudies/proservices/highavailability.mspx
An article on Oracle and MS SQL compared.http://www.epinions.com/ensw-review-5D7C-2AF513A4-3998E8FB-prod5
Passion Computing CMS uses MS SQL because it delivers fast loading pages, reliable data storage and handles multiple concurrent users. read more
About ASP.net
Asp.net is a powerful Microsoft development tool that allows rapid development of stable software solutions. In studies it has outperformed J2EE in head to head comparison.
Findings of case study were that J2EE required 4 times more code which meant greater costs of development of implementation. ASP.net was 28 times faster and supported 7.6 times more users than J2EE, while using onl 1/6 of the processor power.
Visit http://www.asp.net/whitepaper/whyaspnet.aspx?tabindex=0&tabid=1 to find out why asp.net is the premier development tool for web applications and website development.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnbda/html/bdasamppet.asp?frame=true is a link to the comparative study between Microsoft ASP.net and J2EE.