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The 4GB limitation is per database not instance
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The 4GB limitation is per database not instance

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I want to use sql express for small ecommerce website, I have a few questions:<br />
- is it free for production (let s say i use win 2000 server or xp professional for server)?<br />
- what could be the drawback using this DB?<br />
- can i have back up running on schedule for this DB?
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I want to use sql express for small ecommerce website, I have a few questions:
- is it free for production (let s say i use win 2000 server or xp professional for server)?
- what could be the drawback using this DB?
- can i have back up running on schedule for this DB?

SQL Express: how good is it?

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning. It includes support for managing XML data and allows a database server to be exposed over web services using Tabular Data Stream (TDS) packets encapsulated within SOAP (protocol) requests.