Yukon Beta 2
It's out! :D
I'm installing it now. Playing with SQL Server 2005 Express edition is nice, but it doesn't have all of the cool new tools that are in Big Daddy Yukon, like Reporting Services, Notification Services and DTS. And it doesn't have the administration tools (yet). And besides, let's face it ... it's a power trip to have all the bestest toyz.
The setup procedure is quite nice. Everything in one step ... no more separate installs for SQL Server, Analysis Services, Reporting Services, Notification Services. OK, I understand Reporting Services and Notification Services, but Analysis?
A note: If you are installing Yukon B2 and Whidbey B1 on the same box, install Yukon first. If you don't, Yukon complains about incompatible versions of the framework being installed and absolutely refuses to proceed. If you do get yourself into the quandary, there is a way out (or around, at least). You could rebuild your machine from scratch. No, no, just kidding -- that's mean. You really don't want to do that. (Of course, if you were using Virtual PC for your testing, it'd be a piece of cake to do that!) Instead, go to Add/Remove Programs and uninstall the .NET Framework 2.0 that Whidbey (sorry, Visual Studio 2005 Beta 1) installed. Then re-run SQL Server 2005 setup. It will be happy and (so far at least), Whidbey appears to work just fine afterwards.
