We are very excited to share that today, Microsoft released SQL Server 2008 R2 to manufacturing! Customers can expect availability in the next few weeks through Microsoft’s distribution channels. For ...

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SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 are now in extended support, which means there will not be Cumulative Updates for these Service Packs. For more on SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3, please read here.

With new R2 licensing, costs go up and unlimited virtualization rights on SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition go away ...

Microsoft is announcing the release to manufacturing (RTM) of SQL Server 2008 R2 on April 21. In fact, the product actually RTM'd a week ago, about a week ahead of schedule, said Tom Casey ...

SQL Server 2008 R2, which ships this month, allows end users to tap into the powerful business intelligence features of SQL Server via tight integration with popular Microsoft applications like Excel.

SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 Release Notes [!INCLUDE sqlserver] This Release Notes document describes known issues that you should read about before you install or troubleshoot Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 ...

I’m delighted to share the news that we have released SQL Server 2008 R2 to manufacturing. We’re very proud of this accomplishment and look forward to getting this release in the hands of our ...

Running SQL Server 2008: If you're already running the original release (that is, not R2), you really are pretty much set. You should only consider upgrading to R2 if there is a specific ...

Even though the product will actually hit the market sometime in May, Microsoft will kick off a 'launch tour' of SQL Server 2008 R2 on April 21, 2010.