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VIRTUALISATION SQL Server 2008 SP1 costs nothing but adds little
VIRTUALISATION SQL Server 2008 SP1 costs nothing but adds little | SQL Server 2008 SP1 costs nothing but adds little |
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| by Davey Winder | |
| Thursday, 09 April 2009 | |
  
SQL Server 2008 was a huge leap forward from SQL Server 2005 in terms of both performance and scalability, according to many customers and reviewers alike, with new developer tools and a policy-based management system being singled out for particular praise. Featured Whitepaper
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Those who have helped push SQL Server 2008 downloads past the 3 million barrier will no doubt be pleased to hear that this is a no cost update. They might be a little less happy when they realise that's because it adds no new features. SQL Server SP1 is, according to Microsoft, primarily "a roll-up of previous cumulative updates" and while it admits it is bereft of new features Microsoft was quick to point out that there are "key improvements" which include "increased supportability and stability." The three main improvements of note would appear to be: Slipstream, which enables administrators to install SQL Server 2008 and Service Pack 1 in a single instance so decreasing the total installation time and reducing the number of reboots. Report Builder 2.0 Click Once, which Microsoft says will improve the existing SQL Server end-user report authoring application. Specifically by "easing deployment to business users." Service Pack Uninstall, which enables administrators to uninstall the service pack separately from the database release. SQL Server 2008 SPI is available immediately for all seven SQL Server 2008 editions in 32-bit, 64-bit and ia64 guises. |
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