Previous editions

Find product details, technical resources, and support information for previous versions of SQL Server.

Previous Editions

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    SQL Server 2008 R2

    SQL Server 2008 R2 delivers several breakthrough capabilities that will empower your organization to scale database operations with confidence and improve IT and developer efficiency, as well as enable highly scalable and well-managed business intelligence on a self-service basis for your users.

    SQL Server 2008 R2 Highlights:
    • Powerful end-user analytics and reporting.
    • Centralized management and deployment of instances and applications.
    • Support for Windows Server 2008 R2, including Hyper-V with Live Migration.
    • Data warehouse scalability from tens to hundreds of terabytes.
    • Enhanced data compression with support for Unicode UCS-2.
    • High-scale complex event processing.
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    SQL Server 2008

    Business Intelligence for everyone. Give more people secure access to the data and tools they need to gain insights and make better, more informed decisions; all within a comprehensive BI platform.

    SQL Server 2008 Highlights:
    • Lower IT administration and maintenance costs with built-in management tools.
    • Write script tasks with Microsoft Visual C# and Microsoft Visual Basic .NET.
    • Securely view and share reports directly from the web.
    • Easy-to-use online analytical processing and data-mining capabilities.
    • Use the master data hub as an authoritative data source.
    • Process large event volumes across multiple data streams.
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    SQL Server 2005

    SQL Server 2005 is a comprehensive, integrated data management and analysis software that enables organizations to reliably manage information and run business applications. SQL Server 2005 allows companies to gain insight from their business information.

    SQL Server 2005 Highlights:
    • Integrated comprehensive analysis and reporting for enhanced decision making.
    • Deliver an infrastructure that can grow with your business.
    • Manage your infrastructure with automated diagnostics, tuning, and configuration.
    • Minimize disaster recovery downtime and ensure business continuity.
    • Built-in features that protect your data against unauthorized access.
    • Build and deploy critical business-ready applications more quickly.
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Why Upgrade?

SQL Server 2012 delivers an ROI of up to 189% with a 1 year payback period¹.

¹Total Economic Impact Of SQL Server 2012 Upgrade, a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Microsoft, March 2012

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