SQL Server 2008 RC0 Candidate is Released!!

FROM Microsoft's Connect Site (http://connect.micorsoft.com)

 

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I started the download process on this and the BOL.

I always like to see the Feature Pack included.  This time it has the normal components that can be seperated from the general install to be used with developers and clients.  But its the other items that are the greatest value.

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services 10.0 OLE DB Provider
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Command Line Utilities
  • Microsoft SQL Server Backward Compatibility Components
  • SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP1
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Data Mining Add-ins for Microsoft Office 2007 (Wait till you see these!!!)
  • Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management Objects
  • Microsoft OLEDB Provider for DB2
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Native Client
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Policies (Best practice examples of taking advantage of the new Policy Based Management)
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Report Builder 2.0
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Report Services Add-in for Microsoft SharePoint Technologies
  • Microsoft SQL Server System CLR Types (Allows Client Applications to use these new types (geometry, geography, and hierarchy) outside of the server.

And Finally available for download for the first time (previously only on installation media)....

  • Microsoft SQL Server  2008 Upgrade Advisor

 

P.S. Do not forget the SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Assistant from SE in work with Microsoft.

Published Tue, Jun 10 2008 11:38 by Keith Nicholson

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