MySQL Workbench and SQL Server 2008MySQL Workbench and SQL Server 2008 have the same common goal, but the way each program approaches that goal is different. There are some things that MySQL Workbench can do that SQL Server can't do. But, of course, Oracle can do it all. There are some general differences between MySQL and SQL Server, such as: appearance, methods, security, backup and recovery. These are the topics we will talk about in this document. MySQL Workbench offers a MySQL Enterprise Backup GUI interface and supports MySQL Enterprise Backup 3.6.0 and later. The MySQL Enterprise Backup interface offers the ability to create, schedule, and restore both full and incremental backups. In MySQL Workbench, backups are performed in the Server Administrator section. MySQL Workbench can export a backup of your database to a file on your local computer. This is sometimes also called a data dump. SQL Server supports two main types of backups: full and differential backups. A full backup is slower and creates an entire copy of the database. A differential backup is faster due to its ability to create a copy of the database from the last full backup. Differential backups are easier to use for recovery, so they are used more frequently than full backups. SQL Server has the ability to back up to disk and tape. SQL Server provides a wizard for setting up database maintenance plans such as scheduling database and registry backups. Both log and data files are created by SQL Server. SQL Server covers three main recovery models. In a simple restore, there is no logging or logging applied to the job. This method is mainly used for databases that never change. A full restore includes database changes in...... half of the document ......and it is Microsoft Server 2008, while the second image is MySQL. Ultimately both MYSQL and Microsoft Server 2008 are great database systems. However, they work very differently from each other. Both use different utilities with the data that is fed into them. Furthermore, both have different price ranges. MYSQL has a free version and is open source, while Microsoft server is not free and must be purchased. Another thing to note is that both systems use completely different ways of interacting with data. For example, code to operate on data in MYSQL cannot be used to operate on data in the Microsoft server. When choosing which to use, I would suggest using a list of needs for whatever database system you are using, then comparing it to the functionality, ease of use, security, and pricing of the individual systems.