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Kristen
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 Posted - 2010-07-14 : 05:14:41
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| Is it just me?Is SQL 2008 R2 just a minor upgrade / patch or a different version?Why didn't they call it SQL2010?It strikes me as being as daft as the maverick names TEXT becoming VARCHAR(MAX) and DATETIME2 used instead of LONGDATETIMEI'm just downloading BoL for SQL2008 R2 and it says it will overwrite my SQl2008 BoL - and if I want SQL2008 BoL back I have to uninstall SQL2008 R2 BoL.Do they not think that people will need to support both? |
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Kristen
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Posted - 2010-07-14 : 05:16:31
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| Hahaha ... and the Download for SQL2008 BoL says:"OverviewSQL Server 2008, the latest release of Microsoft SQL Server, provides a comprehensive data platform. Books Online is the primary documentation for SQL Server 2008. "which is only going to further confuse people IMHO ... |
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SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks
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Posted - 2010-07-14 : 05:20:53
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R2 is version 10.5 and database internal version is 6.61. This is important because you cannot "downgrade" a R2 database to SQL Server 2008 (version 10.0 and internal database version 6.55).So, it's a new product but not a major release.
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Kristen
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Posted - 2010-07-14 : 05:25:03
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| Like in the old days when SQL6 became SQL6.5 then. Marketing should leave the programmers to decide some of this stuff. |
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mikebird
Aged Yak Warrior
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Posted - 2010-07-15 : 05:28:22
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GilaMonster
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2010-07-15 : 06:26:22
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Originally posted by Kristen
Is SQL 2008 R2 just a minor upgrade / patch or a different version?
Different version. Minor release, not enough changes to warrant a new name. quote:
Why didn't they call it SQL2010?
Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2quote:
I'm just downloading BoL for SQL2008 R2 and it says it will overwrite my SQl2008 BoL - and if I want SQL2008 BoL back I have to uninstall SQL2008 R2 BoL.Do they not think that people will need to support both?
There's virtually no changes to the database engine, so no major worries there. Most of R2 are additional features and add-ons.--Gail ShawSQL Server MVP |
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SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks
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Posted - 2010-07-15 : 07:04:58
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They even share the same compatibility level, 100.
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Kristen
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Posted - 2010-07-15 : 07:35:04
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| That has to be a bug, surely? |
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SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks
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Posted - 2010-07-15 : 07:36:24
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No. As gail writes, there is virtually no changes in the database engine.
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Kristen
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Posted - 2010-07-15 : 07:56:37
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| "virtually"Ho hum ... |
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GilaMonster
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2010-07-15 : 08:35:38
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| 3 changes, if I recall.Unicode compression is one. Other two I believe are just bug fixes. In terms of the database engine itself, it's pretty much 2008 with a new name, higher price and different version limitation.It's a release of add-ons. Stream insight, MDM, DACPAC, control points, powerpivot, whatever else they tossed in.--Gail ShawSQL Server MVP |
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SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks
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Posted - 2010-07-15 : 08:46:38
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To be fair, Microsoft also released backup compression to Standard Edition (2008R2).
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The Naming and Positioning of R2?