Microsoft StreamInsight

Information

According to the StreamInsight home page you can use this product to:

Effectively analyze large amounts of event data streaming in from multiple sources. Derive insights from critical information in near real time by using Microsoft StreamInsight. Monitor, analyze, and act on data in motion and make informed decisions almost instantaneously.

Key Capabilities

- Process large event volumes across multiple data streams.
- Gain continuous insight through historical data mining.
- Lower development costs by utilizing existing skill sets.
- Reduce management complexity with easy-to-support platform.
- Tailor deployment to meet business needs.

Links

Home page
Official blog of the StreamInsight development team.
Deep Fried Bytes podcast on SQL Server R2 with commentary on StreamInsight

Opinion

This looks like a good start for Microsoft, but from a data processing perspective I have one burning question: Can I use an SQL Server database as an event source? That is, can I create an event stream out of insert, update and delete statements that execute on the database server?

This thread indicates that the answer is no, at least for now.