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SQL Server 2008 R2 Released to Manufacturing!

by admin on April 21, 2010 in Uncategorised with Comments Off on SQL Server 2008 R2 Released to Manufacturing!

We are very excited to share that today, Microsoft released SQL Server 2008 R2 to manufacturing! Customers can expect availability in the next few weeks through Microsoft’s distribution channels. For more information, visit www.sqlserverlaunch.com.

SQL Server 2008 R2 enhancements continue to support mission-critical workloads providing a trusted, scalable platform, increased developer and IT efficiency and managed self-service business intelligence reporting and analytics. It is for these very reasons that SQL Server 2008 R2 is setting records for performance and price/performance on industry standard benchmarks.

Link- http://blogs.technet.com/dataplatforminsider/archive/2010/04/21/sql-server-2008-r2-released-to-manufacturing.aspx

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM – Management Studio Express

by admin on April 21, 2010 in Uncategorised with Comments Off on Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM – Management Studio Express

The Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 R2 RTM – Express is a powerful and reliable data management system that delivers a rich set of features, data protection, and performance for embedded applications, lightweight Web applications, and local data stores. Designed for easy deployment and rapid prototyping, this download includes support for Sysprep, Microsoft’s System Preparation Utility for Microsoft Windows operating system deployment.

Link – http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=56ad557c-03e6-4369-9c1d-e81b33d8026b

SQL Server 2008 RTM Support Ends April 13, 2010. Time for SP1

by admin on April 12, 2010 in Uncategorised with Comments Off on SQL Server 2008 RTM Support Ends April 13, 2010. Time for SP1

SQL Server 2008 RTM finally reaches it’s end of support tomorrow i.e. April 13, 2010. Here’s snippet from SQL Release Services team blog:

Product: SQL Server 2008 RTM
Mainstream Support End Date: 4/13/2010
Extended Support End Date: Not Applicable   

So, you should be making plans to upgrade to SQL Server 2008 SP1 soon.

Link – Microsoft Product Support Lifecycle Page

SQL Server 2008 R2 gets an official due date

by admin on December 1, 2009 in Uncategorised with Comments Off on SQL Server 2008 R2 gets an official due date

Speaking of roadmaps, Microsoft (either “by design” or by mistake) has provided a due date for SQL Server 2008 R2, the next version of its database.

Up until recently, the Softies have been saying SQL Server 2008 R2 would be a “first half” 2010 product. But in a new benchmark report, that date gets more specific.

Link – http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=4660

What’s New in SQL Server 2008 R2 Editions

by admin on November 4, 2009 in Uncategorised with Comments Off on What’s New in SQL Server 2008 R2 Editions

Built on SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2 delivers higher mission-critical scale, more efficient IT, and expanded reporting and analytics through self-service business intelligence. SQL Server 2008 R2 introduces two new premium editions to meet the needs of large scale datacenters and data warehouses.

  • SQL Server 2008 R2 Datacenter

  • SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Data Warehouse

Link – http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/R2-editions.aspx

What’s New in SQL Server 2008 R2 Editions

by admin on November 4, 2009 in Uncategorized with Comments Off on What’s New in SQL Server 2008 R2 Editions

Built on SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2 delivers higher mission-critical scale, more efficient IT, and expanded reporting and analytics through self-service business intelligence. SQL Server 2008 R2 introduces two new premium editions to meet the needs of large scale datacenters and data warehouses.

  • SQL Server 2008 R2 Datacenter

  • SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Data Warehouse

Link – http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/R2-editions.aspx

SQL Server 2008 R2 August CTP Available Today

by admin on August 13, 2009 in Uncategorised with Comments Off on SQL Server 2008 R2 August CTP Available Today

Today we are excited to announce the availability of the first community technology preview (CTP) of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 for MSDN and TechNet subscribers, with the CTP generally available on Wednesday, August 12th.

Building on the momentum of SQL Server 2008, “R2” improves IT efficiency by reducing the time and cost of developing and managing applications; empowers end users to make better decisions through Self-Service Business Intelligence and enables organizations to scale with confidence by providing high levels of reliability, security and scalability for business critical applications.

Link – http://blogs.technet.com/dataplatforminsider/archive/2009/08/10/download-sql-server-2008-r2-august-ctp-today.aspx

Running SQL Server on Windows 7

by admin on August 11, 2009 in Uncategorised with Comments Off on Running SQL Server on Windows 7

Did you know that you can run SQL Server on Windows 7. To enable support for this you must download and install the latest service pack, for SQL Server.

The following version is required –
– SQL Server 2005: SP3 is required
– SQL Server 2008: SP1 is required
– SQL Server 2008 R2 CTP3:Supported without any additional updates

They can be download from the following website –
– SQL Server 2008 SP1 on Microsoft Update
– SQL Server 2005 SP3 on Microsoft Update

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2

by admin on August 10, 2009 in Uncategorised with Comments Off on Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2

Microsoft has just published the first public test build of the next database software, “SQL Server 2008 R2”. The download was published on MSDN + TechNet on the 10th of August, and will be publicly available on the 12 August.

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Take a look at the SQL Server website for more information – http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/r2.aspx

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