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SQL Server 2000 is a relational database management system with many features that allow you to configure your system to meet your business needs, whether your company is a small business, an enterprise business, or an e-commerce business. In this chapter, we described the environments in which you can run SQL Server. We then covered some of the many new enhancements and features for SQL Server 2000. These provide easier administration, more flexibility, more useful functionality, and better performance. The rest of this book will teach you how to install and configure SQL Server, how to create databases and objects, how to manipulate data, how to administer and use SQL Server, and much more. So let's get going to Chapter 2 and learn about the operating systems on which SQL Server 2000 can run: Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000.