SQLServer Editions

Comment: This is a post i am porting from another blog! An old note.

SQL Server comes in various flavours called Editions. SQL Server Editions are nothing but the same product with all the features marked and bundled into various names to meet different user requirements. Some Editions do not have the features that other editions have.

The various editions of SQL Server 2005 and 2008 are

Enterprise
Developer
Standard
Workgroup
Express


SQL Server 2008 R2 has introduced two more editions to meet growing needs of the industry. These are

Datacenter
Parallel Data Warehouse

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SQL Server 2008
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SQL Server 2008 R2 overview:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/F/F/C/FFC6D450-A0A2-4916-80EA-B83F7BCDF250/SQLServer2008R2EditionsDatasheet_Aug10%5B1%5D.pdf

SQL Server 2008 R2 Editions & Components

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms144275.aspx

Features supported in each editions
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc645993.aspx

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SQLServer 2005
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Editions & Components
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms144275%28v=SQL.90%29.aspx

Features supported in each edition
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/ms143761%28v=SQL.90%29.aspx


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