Database Features

This section contains the features and tasks associated with databases, database objects, data types, and the mechanisms used to work with or manage data.

In This Section

Databases	Plan Guides	Data-tier Applications
Tables	Cursors	The Transaction Log (SQL Server)
Indexes	Sequence Numbers	Database Checkpoints (SQL Server)
Partitioned Tables and Indexes	DDL Triggers	Back Up and Restore of SQL Server Databases
Views	DML Triggers	Bulk Import and Export of Data (SQL Server)
Stored Procedures (Database Engine)	Synonyms (Database Engine)	Data Compression
Search (SQL Server)	XML Data (SQL Server)	OLE Automation Objects in Transact-SQL
User-Defined Functions	Spatial Data (SQL Server)	Event Notifications
Statistics	Binary Large Object (Blob) Data (SQL Server)	Monitor and Tune for Performance