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Download SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 and SQL Server 2008 R2

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SQL Server 2008 has been released for quite a while and there is only single Service Pack released for that version. Microsoft has announced couple of months back that the next Service Pack 2 (SP2) for SQL Server 2008 will be released in Q3 2010.

As of this day, the the latest Cumulative Update for SQL Server 2008 SP1 is CU # 7. Many organizations do not tend to install Cumulative Updates unless necessary and wait until the next Service Pack is released, which includes all of them. To download Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2008 follow this link http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=66ab3dbb-bf3e-4f46-9559-ccc6a4f9dc19&displaylang=en.

Mean while, Microsoft has recently launched its latest Version of SQL Server called SQL Server 2008 R2 at the PASS European Conference 2010. To start evaluating the newest features of this version download the SQL Server 2008 R2 trial at this link http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/R2Downloads.aspx.

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PASS European Conference

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PASS European Conference is taking place this week, between April 21-23 at Neuss, Germany. This conference is one of the largest gathering of top Microsoft Experts, MVPs, BI Experts taking part in this 3 day conference. What makes this conference more special is, Microsoft is conducting a full-day Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Launch Event on April 21 followed by PASS European Conference on 22nd and 23rd April. There are more than 45 Technical Sessions on SQL Server and Microsoft BI from the subject experts.

I am not going for the event (though I really wanted to attend), I would following the events happening thru SQLPASS website, twitter and other social networking channels.  For those readers who do not want to really miss this opportunity, it is not too late (may be if you are outside Europe). Register for the conference here http://www.sqlpass.org/summit/eu2010/Registration.aspx

–Bru Medishetty