• It is a software, developed by Microsoft, which is implemented from the specification of RDBMS.
• It is also an ORDBMS.
• It is platform dependent.
• It is both GUI and command based software.
• It supports SQL (SEQUEL) language which is an IBM product, non-procedural, common database and case insensitive language.
• SQL is not a case sensitive language.

Uses Of SQL Server

• To create databases.
• To maintain databases.
• To analyze the data through SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS).
• To generate reports through SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS).
• To carry out ETL operations through SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS).