SQL Server 2005 introduces a new tool, the Database Engine Tuning Advisor, which replaces the functionality of the Index Tuning Wizard and provides even more information than its predecessor.

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Automatic tuning assisted by artificial intelligence will be enabled by default for the Azure SQL Database service starting early next year.

Query outcomes are now improved after the Database Tuning Advisor references the "indexed Spatial Data Type column." SQL Server 2008 SP3 can be downloaded here for 32-bit or 64-bit hardware.