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Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 R2 November Community Technology Preview

Brief Description
Building on SQL Server® 2008, R2 provides an even more scalable data platform with comprehensive tools for managing your databases and applications, improving the quality of your data, and empowering your users to build rich analyses and reports using tools they are already familiar with.

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Version:10.50.1352.12
Date Published:11/12/2009
Language:English
Download Size:8.4 MB - 4094.1 MB*
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Overview

Building on the trusted, productive, and intelligent data platform delivered with SQL Server® 2008, The Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 R2 November Community Technology Preview (CTP) provides a wealth of new improvements that will help your organization scale with confidence, improve IT efficiency, and enable managed self-service BI. This CTP release includes new and enhanced capabilities for application and multi-server management, complex event processing, master data services, and end user reporting. Also introduced is PowerPivot for Microsoft® Excel (previously known as project “Gemini’) to empower users to easily access, integrate, analyze and share information using Microsoft® Office tools they are already familiar with.

Key features in this CTP release include:
  • A new Control Point Explorer for central multi-instance and application utilization management.
  • Built-in wizards to help you quickly set up and enroll instances and Data-Tier Application components into central management.
  • Dashboard viewpoints for quick insight into application and instance utilization.
  • Report Builder 3.0
  • PowerPivot for Microsoft® Excel
  • Master Data Services
  • StreamInsight core technology engine.

To read what is new in SQL Server® 2008 R2 November Community Technology Preview click here.

Note:
1 ) Some components in the Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 R2 November Community Technology Preview have certain Internet-enabled features, including the Customer Experience Improvement Program and Error and Usage Reporting component, enabled by default to help us identify and address issues that you may encounter while using SQL Server®. For more information and instructions on how to disable these features, see the SQL Server® Privacy Statement.

2 ) Some components in the Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 R2 November Community Technology Preview have two different methods to complete the installation process:
  • Attended Installation – an interactive user interface will guide you through the set-up process and obtain all of the information and consent required to complete the installation. This includes the displaying, acknowledgement, and archiving of the applicable SQL Server license terms.

  • Un-attend Installation – this is a DOS command Line set-up process that does not have an interactive user interface to guide you through the set-up process. In this case, you will be required to enter a parameter during installation that indicates your acceptance of the license terms.
    Here is the copy of the Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 R2 November CTP license terms for your review.

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System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003; Windows Server 2008; Windows Server 2008 R2
  • 32-bit systems
    • Computer with Intel or compatible 1GHz or faster processor (2 GHz or faster is recommended.)
  • 64-bit systems
    • 1.4 GHz or faster processor
  • Minimum of 1 GB of RAM (2 GB or more is recommended.)
  • 2.2 GB of available hard disk space


Here is the copy of the detailed Systems Requirements for your review.

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Instructions

We recommend you read the Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 R2 Release Notes and Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 R2 Readme before installing Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 R2 November Community Technology Preview.

For this Community Technology Preview (CTP), we have the following your review as a DVD image and as Self-extracting executables.

1: SQL Server® 2008 R2 Evaluation DVD Image : This image file contains X86, X64 and IA64 installatable versions. You can use this image to burn your own DVD.

    Step 1: Click the following link to download the file : DVD Image : SQL Server® 2008 R2 Evaluation
    Step 2: Using your DVD-burning software, select the options to burn a DVD from an .ISO image. When you are prompted for a file to use, select the image file that you downloaded. After burning the DVD, locate and double-click Setup.exe on the DVD to begin the installation.
    Step 3: Follow the installation instructions provided in the Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 R2 Readme.

2: SQL Server® 2008 R2 Evaluation Edition -Self-extracting executables: for X86, X64 or IA64. 3: SQL Server® 2008 R2 Master Data Services -Self-extracting executable.
Microsoft SQL Server® 2008 R2 Master Data Services is comprised of a database, configuration tool, Web application, and Web service that you use to manage your organization's master data and maintain an auditable record of that data as it changes over time. Master Data Services integrates with source systems and incorporates business rules to become the single source of master data across your organization. 4: SQL Server® 2008 R2 StreamInsight -Self-extracting executables: for X86 and X64. IA64 is not supported.
Microsoft® SQL Server® StreamInsight is Microsoft’s new Complex Event Processing technology to help businesses derive better insights by correlating event streams from multiple sources with near-zero latency. SQL Server® StreamInsight is available only in English for the November Community Technology Preview.

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Additional Information

If you have questions about SQL Server® 2008 R2 November Community Technology Previews, Please visit the SQL Server® 2008 R2 forums on MSDN.
Your feedback is important. Help improve SQL Server 2008 R2 by submitting bugs to Microsoft® Connect.


Note : This Community Technology Preview is not supported by Customer Services and Support (CSS).

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Files in This Download

The links in this section correspond to separate files available in this download. Download the files most appropriate for you.
File Name:File Size

SQLFULL_ia64_ENU.exe

1370.9 MB

SQLFULL_x64_ENU.exe

1428.1 MB

SQLFULL_x86_ENU.exe

1286.8 MB

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