Native XML support is one of the most powerful features included with SQL Server 2005. Read these best practices to make sure you don't overuse it.
by Eric McMullen
January 13, 2005
liché but true: To someone with a hammer, everything looks like a nail. We developers seem to be especially vulnerable to this problem because we like technology for its own sake. We'll get a whole bagful of hammers when SQL Server 2005 (formerly codenamed Yukon) comes out this year, and one of the most important is native XML support.
Increasingly, developers don't have a choice between relational and XML data. Each has its strengths and each has its place. Reports and business intelligence applications work primarily with relational data, but venders and customers need data in XML. And both kinds of data are increasingly integrated: change requests refer to customer email; trouble-tickets reference white papers. SQL Server 2005 can help you manage all these different kinds of data under a single platform.
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liché but true: To someone with a hammer, everything looks like a nail. We developers seem to be especially vulnerable to this problem because we like technology for its own sake. We'll get a whole bagful of hammers when SQL Server 2005 (formerly codenamed Yukon) comes out this year, and one of the most important is native XML support.
