SQL server 2008 R2 Editions

Microsoft always releases SQL server with different editions. The different editions of SQL server accommodate the unique performance, run time, price requirements of organizations and individuals.

1. SQL server 2008 R2 Data Center Edition
2. SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition
3. SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition
4. SQL Server 2008 R2 Developer Edition
5. SQL Server 2008 R2 Workgroup Edition
6. SQL Server 2008 R2 Web Edition
7. SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Edition
8. SQL Server 2008R2 Compact Edition

SqlServer History

I feel that every SQL Server professional must know about the evolution of SQL Server versions. So, I have come up with this article.

Version	year	Release Name	Code Name	Comments
1.0 (OS/2)	1989	SQL Server 1.0 (16-bit)		Microsoft, Sybase, and Aston-Tate joint venture.
1.1 (OS/2)	1991	SQL Server 1.1 (16-it)		Aston-Tate drops out of SQL Server development in 1990. Microsoft and IBM end joint development of OS/2.
4.21(WinNT)	1993	SQL Server 4.21	SQLNT
6.0	1995	SQL Server 6.0	SQL95
6.5	1996	SQL Server 6.5	Hydra
7.0	1998	SQL Server 7.0	Sphinx
	1999	SQL Server 7.0 OLAP Tools	Palato mania
8.0	2000	SQL Server 2000	Shiloh	SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 1 Released on   June 12, 2001 SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 2  Released on November 30, 2001
8.0	2003	SQL Server 2000 64-bit Edition	Liberty	SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3 - Release date: January 17, 2003. SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3a - Release date: May 19, 2003
9.0	2005	SQL Server 2005	Yukon
10.0	2008	SQL Server 2008	Katmai
10.25	2010	SQL Azure DB	CloudDB
10.5	2010	SQL Server 2008 R2	Kilimanjaro
11.0	2012	SQL Server 2012	Denali