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Overview

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 is the next major release of SQL Server and related components.

Currently in its pre-release stage, SQL Server 2012, code named “Denali” will provide customers with higher levels of performance, availability and scalability, compared to previous versions.

WebCentral have taken the complexity out of setting up and configuring a hosted environment for testing your website and software, working closely with Microsoft to allow customers to easily deploy and run SQL Server 2012 without having to purchase and manage hardware. Customers should note that because this is pre-release software there are certain limitations to its use and should not be used for commercial or production purposes. The use of this software will be subject to the conditions below.*

 

Shared 2012 500MB

$28.95
per month
  • Limited flexibility
  • 500MB database
  • Small transactions
  • 1 main database
  • Optional add-ons and extras
  • Access to new SQL Server 2012 features
  • 24/7 phone & email support
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Shared 2012 1GB

$33.95
per month
  • Limited flexibility
  • 1GB database
  • Small transactions
  • 1 main database
  • Optional add-ons and extras
  • Access to new SQL Server 2012 features
  • 24/7 phone & email support
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IDQ 2012 5GB

$427.95
per month
  • Medium flexibility
  • 5GB database allocation
  • Incorporated data protection
  • Optional add-ons and extras
  • Access to new SQL Server 2012 features
  • 24/7 phone & email support
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IDQ 2012 10GB

$475.95
per month
  • Medium flexibility
  • 10GB database allocation
  • Incorporated data protection
  • Optional add-ons and extras
  • Access to all new SQL Server 2012 features
  • 24/7 phone & email support
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Dedicated 2012 30GB

$1203.00
per month

  • Complete flexibility
  • 30GB database allocation
  • Release Candidate 0
  • Customised options are available
  • Access to all new SQL Server 2012 Features
  • 24/7 phone & email support
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Looking for something custom built?

Get a Custom SQL Server 2012 RC0 solution designed and built to your specifications
using RC0 pre-release SQL Server 2012.

 

Features

Help your business prepare for the future. Hosted SQL Server 2012 RC0 is here.

Security

  • With the new Contained Databases feature the authentication layer has been moved into the database, which means you are in complete control of who has access to your database.
  • With new Auditing capabilities it even easier for us to identify who, what, when, and how changes are being made or data is being accessed within your database.
  • By utilising the Core editions of Windows and SQL Server RC0 we have removed much of the attack surface which means higher protection from exploits and malicious attacks, as well as less downtime for routine maintenance.

Outage Prevention

  • It's now so much easier to incorporate Disaster Recovery into your Database to ensure your application always has its data available.
  • With the new High Availability Disaster Recovery Always On (HADRON) feature, Dedicated customers can take advantage faster failover between cluster nodes and easier portability.
  • With the new Contained Databases feature it is now faster than ever to restore your database or move your database to a new server in the event of a disaster.

Reliability

  • SQL Server 2012 is the most mature of the SQL Server product set.
  • Our SQL Server Database Administration team can help you with migration from SQL 2000 (now 11 years old), as well as all other SQL Server products. Isn't your data worth protecting with a mature product and industry experts?

Business Intelligence

  • Improvements in the SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) feature allows you to empower your end-users to create reports on their own, within a tool that provides IT oversight. This allows you to scale back the report developer role within your development and administration team.

    • Extreme Performance

    • With the new Column Store Index feature, you can greatly improve the performance of your data warehouse database without changing any of your table design or column data types (NOTE: The CTP release currently only allows this functionality in a Read-Only mode).
    • With the new High Availability Disaster Recovery Always On (HADRON) feature, Dedicated customers can move Read-Only activity (such as Reporting and Database Backups) to the stand-by database, therefore removing those activities which generally impact your Application Performance.
    • As the cost of Hardware continues to reduce, consolidation of many SQL Server Databases onto one server is becoming a growing trend, and with the improvements in Performance on a Virtualised Server within SQL Server 2012 it is now even more cost effective to get the performance that your application needs.

    Faster Development

    • More and more businesses are relying on their Database as more than just storage of data, it is now a fundamental part of their application and often provide various functions within their online identity.
    • The gap between the Developer and the DBA has been considerably closed with Developers using their existing knowledge of the Visual Studio framework to leverage the new unified platform for Development and Business Intelligence projects all within the new SQL Server Data Tools framework.
    • Deployments and Updates are even easier to deploy and manage with the new SQL Server Data Tools and further enhancements to the Data-Tier Application Component features.
     
     

    * Terms and Conditions

    Customers should note that because this is pre-release software there are certain limitations to its use. The software:

    • Is still under development and may contain errors or other bugs and may not work correctly;
    • Is time-sensitive and when it stops running on 30 June 2012, you may not be able to access or otherwise retrieve your data;
    • May change substantially prior to the commercial release and therefore programs that use or run with the software may not work with the commercial release or subsequent releases, if any.

    The software also has further restrictions on its use. Customer must not use the software:

    • For commercial or production purposes;
    • in hazardous environments, life support or weapons systems or any other high risk use;
    • for conducting e-commerce transactions, including without limitation shipping, credit card, monetary or other banking transactions.

    WebCentral's Standard Terms and Conditions apply.

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    Shared 2012
    500MB

    $28.95
    per month
     

    Shared 2012
    1GB

    $33.95
    per month
     

    IDQ 2012
    5GB

    $427.95
    per month
     

    IDQ 2012
    10GB

    $475.95
    per month
     

    Dedicated 2012
    30GB

    $1203.00
    per month
     
    Flexibility Low Low Medium Medium Complete Freedom
    Performance Small Transactions Small Transactions Some Large Transactions Some Large Transactions Best
    Resource Overview
    Database Count 1 1 < 30 < 30 VM
    1x vCPU
    4GB RAM
    Windows 2008 R2 Standard x64
    30GB (SQL Data Partition)
    Database Size (includes Data File, Trans Log, Full-Text, and any other storage) 500MB (per database) 1GB (per database) 5GB (total size of all databases on instance) 10GB (total size of all databases on instance)
    CPU Allocation % of Shared Infrastructure % of Shared Infrastructure % of Shared Infrastructure % of Shared Infrastructure
    Memory Allocation % of Shared Infrastructure % of Shared Infrastructure 900MB (per instance) 900MB (per instance)
    Performance
    ^Column Store Index  
    Full Text Searches          
    Scheduled Optimisation          
    Query Optimisation and Analysis          
    Dynamic Management Views          
    SQL Profiler Access      
    Security
    ^Auditing (By Hosting Provider)          
    Database Roles          
    SQL Instance Permissions      
    SysAdmin Role  
    Windows Authentication  
    Hosted on Windows Server Core + SQL Server Core          
    Data Protection
    Log Shipping      
    DB Mirroring      
    ^Transparent Database Encryption  
    Column Encryption      
    3Managed Database Backups          
    4Copy of DB Backup (On Demand)          
    Copy of DB Backup (Automated)      
    8Database Restores          
    6, 7Replication  
    High Availability
    Clustering  
    Always On (HADRON)  
    Business Intelligence
    SQL Reporting Services  
    Analysis Services  
    SSIS Packages      
    SSIS Scheduling  
    Development
    CLR      
    Database Mail      
    New T-SQL Features          
    DML Triggers          
    Data Tools (formerly BIDS)          
    DAC (Data-Tier Applications)          
    ^Data Quality Services      
    Monitoring
    Availability          
    Free Space          
    Resource Consumption          
    Backup Failures      
    Process Blocking      
    New Features
    Contained Database          
    9Database Mirroring      
    HADRON  
    ^Column Store Index          
    Auditing          
    Hosting on Windows Server Core + SQL Server Core        
    New T-SQL Features          
    ^Data Quality Services      
    • Available and part of the service that we provide.
    • Available but requires customer configuration or action.
    • Available but restrictions apply.
    • Additional charges apply for this service.
    Notes:

    1SQL Agent Jobs on IDQ Instances support both TSQL and SSIS tasks. Some tasks are not permitted as they exceed the permissions available. Typically supported task types are DML and DDL activities performed at the database layer.

    2CLR assemblies are only supported when registered with SAFE permission set

    3Transaction Log backups are performed at 15 minute intervals and require that the database be set to use the Full Recovery Model. Databases which are set to use the Simple Recovery Model will only be able to be backed up nightly. Databases hosted on our Shared product are restricted to Simple Recovery model.

    4To provide Point-in-Time restores the Database must be set to Full Recovery Model as per 3. All backups must also be valid and available in sequence since and including the last full database backup. Some database configuration changes can affect the ability to perform a Point-in-Time restore past the time that the change is made until the next full backup is taken.

    5Some restrictions to this feature apply due to restricted permissions granted to the Login based on the Product Level.

    6Shared Databases can only be included in SQL Replication as a Push Subscription only. The Distribution/Publication must exist on the Customer's own server and that must be the source of the data. Transactional or Snapshot replication only.

    7Only Transactional or Snapshot Replication is supported

    8Additional Setup and Hosting Charges Apply

    9DB Mirroring and Log Shipping require that all SQL Instances are of the same SQL Version. DB Mirroring and Log Shipping can be used to provide Site Resilience / Multi-Site DR capabilities8

    ^Feature requires SQL Server Enterprise Edition.