SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Released; Optional Tools for SQL Server Denali

The final version of the first service pack for SQL Server 2008 R2 is available for download. SP1 contains six previously released cumulative updates for the server, plus offers some new features.



You can download the patch package for different languages ​​and editions via the following link ( version for express editions).

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In addition, tools are available for download for the next-generation SQL Server Denali database server , which was recently released in a regular preview version of CTP3 . Among the tools available are the following:

• Product Documentation for Microsoft SQL Server Code-Named “Denali” CTP3 ( link );
  
  
• Express Core CTP 3 ( link );
  
  
• PowerPivot for Microsoft Excel CTP 3 ( link );
  
  
• Semantic Language Statistics CTP 3 ( link );
  
  
• Report Builder CTP 3 ( link );
  
  
• Reporting Services Add-in for SharePoint Technologies CTP 3 ( link ).
  
  

In addition, a new version of the integrated database development environment codenamed Juneau is available through the Web Platform Installer (to replace SQL Server Management Studio).



Learn more about the next generation of SQL Server Denali at Tech ∙ Ed Russia 2011 , which will be held from November 9 to 10, 2011 in Moscow. At Tech ∙ Ed Russia 2011, a whole series of reports are planned on SQL Server technologies of a new generation.







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