SQL Server 2008 R2 – November CTP
Hi all,
At PASS Event, last week, it was released the latest CTP of SQL Server 2008 R2, the November CTP:
This CTP is available for download here:
https://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/R2Downloads.aspx
(MSDN & TECHNET subscribers can also download this CTP using their subscriptions)
Release Notes - Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 R2 Release Notes
SQL Server 2008 R2 introduces two new premium editions:
- SQL Server 2008 R2 Datacenter
- SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Data Warehouse
But there are news in the core editions, too:
https://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/R2-editions.aspx
To read what is new in SQL Server® 2008 R2 November Community Technology Preview click here.
The Feature Pack for the SQL Server 2008 R2 November CTP is available here:
SQL Server 2008 R2 November CTP version of the Books Online is available online and also as an offline download:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms130214(SQL.105).aspx
Some technologies are getting some highlights:
- Application and Multi-Server Management (check this article about AMM - https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee364757.aspx)
- Managed Self-Service Business Intelligence
- Master Data Services
- Check MSDN information about MDS - https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee633763(SQL.105).aspx
- StreamInsight Complex Event Processing Technology
- Blog - https://blogs.msdn.com/streaminsight/
- White Paper - StreamInsight Whitepaper
And there are more information about what is the Project “Madison” and the Fast Track initiative:
- Parallel Data Warehouse (previously code named project "Madison")
Check this new White Paper about Data Warehouse 2.0 - https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee730351.aspx
Check this technical article about the Fast Track Data Warehouse 2.0 Architecture - https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd459178.aspx
Cheers,