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Microsoft SQL Server
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<p>Microsoft SQL Server (Structured Query Language) (often pronounced "sequel") is a proprietary <a href="/facts/Relational_database_management_system/pEKGmJLy">relational database management system</a> developed by <a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a>. As a <a href="/facts/Database_server/PYG7xdqq">database server</a>, it is a <a href="/facts/Software_product/RP79lVSW">software product</a> with the primary function of storing and retrieving data as requested by other <a href="/facts/Software_application/YQuj7Kog">software applications</a>—which may run either on the same computer or on another computer across a network (including the Internet). Microsoft markets at least a dozen different editions of Microsoft SQL Server, aimed at different audiences and for workloads ranging from small single-machine applications to large Internet-facing applications with many <a href="/facts/Concurrent_user/2p2V47pn">concurrent users</a>. </p>