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Get the SQL Server 2008 R2 August Community Technology Preview and try SQL Server StreamInsight
The August Customer Technology Preview (CTP) includes Application and Multi-server Management which will help organizations manage database environments efficiently at scale with increased visibility and control across the application lifecycle. This CTP also includes Microsoft SQL Server StreamInsight, Microsoft’s new complex event processing technology to help businesses derive better insights by correlating event streams from multiple sources with near-zero latency. The Fall 2009 CTP will include the remaining SQL Server 2008 R2 features including Master Data Services and Self Service Business Intelligence capabilities delivered in SQL Server Reporting Services and Project “Gemini”.

Read SQL Server 2008 R2 CTP Books Online
See the pre-release documentation and learn more about the next version of SQL Server 2008.

Download SQL Server 2008 R2 CTP Feature Pack
Download the SQL Server 2008 R2 Feature Pack, a collection of stand-alone packages that provide additional value for SQL Server 2008 R2.

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SQL Server 2008 Books Online
Download the Books Online for Microsoft SQL Server 2008, the primary documentation for SQL Server 2008.

SQL Server 2005 SP3
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 (SP3) addresses issues reported through the SQL Server community, and includes a roll-up of fixes since SP2. SP3 does not introduce major new features. Also, the Feature Pack for SP3 has been updated with this release.

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How Do I: Using the HierarchyID Data Type in SQL Server 2008 to manage data hierarchies?

Blogs from the SQL Server team

Euan Garden

When is a bug a bug and when is it an incomplete feature
Tuesday, Apr 21

Buck Woody - DBA

Quote of the Day – The Definition of an Expert
Friday, Nov 6

SQL Server Security

How To: Share a Single EKM Credential among Multiple Users
Saturday, Oct 3

Microsoft SQL Server Development Customer Advisory Team

Are you going to SQL PASS Nov. 3rd- Nov. 5th?
Monday, Oct 19

Jamie MacLennan

The amazing flexibility of DMX Table Valued Parameters
Thursday, Sep 24

PSS SQL Server Engineers

The SQL Server Wait Type Repository…
Monday, Nov 2

SQL Server User Education

SQL Server 2008 Books Online Documentation Refresh 9 Now Available
Monday, Jul 6

SQL Server Manageability Team Blog

Where is SAC tool?
Friday, Feb 29

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MVP Blogs About SQL Server

	Andrew Kelly [OT] – Cool Spider Sunday, Sep 13
	Adam Machanic SQL Server 2008: Lock Escalation, INSERTs, and a Potential Bug Friday, Oct 30
	Linchi Shea Bad database practices: abusing linked servers Friday, Nov 6
	Kalen Delaney Did You Know: SQL Server Deep Dives launched at the PASS Summit Saturday, Nov 7
	Tibor Karaszi Will EMPTYFILE on primary ldf "doom" it somehow? Tuesday, Sep 29
	Kevin Kline Where You Can Find Me At the PASS Summit Sunday, Nov 1
	Hugo Kornelis Bin packing part 4: The set-based disaster Sunday, Oct 26