[AccessD] SQL Server 2005 Express: No query governor

Hi all

Browsing Mike Gunderloy's newsletter I noticed this which I haven't
seen mentioned anywhere else and makes a big difference between the
earlier MSDE and the new SQL Server 2005 Express:

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One of the nicest things about SQL Server Express is what's been left
out: the query governor from MSDE, which added arbitrary slowdowns when
you had more than five active connections, is gone. This makes SQL
Server Express a much more useful tool. In particular, many
database-backed Web sites should be able to get by with this version of
SQL Server and not pay a dime in licensing fees. The maximum size of
databases is also doubled from MSDE, to 4GB. Maximum memory, however, is
halved to 1 GB. Still, the majority of small and medium sites won't have
a problem with this.

You also get very nearly all of the features of the full, paid versions
of SQL Server 2005. The major missing features include Reporting
Services, Notification Services, Analysis Services, Full text search,
DTS, and OLAP features. If you want to use these higher-end features,
you need to move up to a non-free version of the product.

What you DO get is pretty impressive. In addition to the features of SQL
Server 2000, the 2005 revisions add thorough XML support, support for
using the .NET Common Language Runtime integrated with T-SQL, a new set
of management objects, and the ability to act as a client in both
replication and messaging scenarios. ..

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/gustav