Sempre da http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9005127:

"Microsoft is working on a "true scale-out model" for SQL Server so users can run very large databases in heavy transaction environments that avoid the lockdowns encountered by databases such as Oracle's -- even in clustered environments"

, according to Flessner

Sarebbe bello sapere come sara' il nuovo sistema, io qualche idea c'e l'avrei .... ;-)