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SQL Server 2008 Express is now live!

I promised an update on SQL Express availability in my last post about the release of SQL Server 2008 so here it is. SQL Server 2008 Express is now available along with the release of the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1, which is a prerequisite and Visual Studio Read More...
Posted Monday, August 11, 2008 12:48 PM by sqlexpress | 9 Comments
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What's up with SQL Server 2008 Express editions

Microsoft has announced the release of SQL Server 2008 and that means it time for another post about SQL Server Express. The press release indicated that SQL Express is already available, but those of you who have followed the link have found that it Read More...
Posted Thursday, August 07, 2008 7:49 PM by sqlexpress | 14 Comments
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SQL Server 2008 Express RC0

It's time for another release post, this time for RC0 of SQL Server 2008 Express and SQL Server 2008 Express with Advanced Services. Here is the information that everyone is waiting to hear about the SQL Express product line. (Note: If you're the impatient Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 10, 2008 11:27 AM by sqlexpress | 10 Comments
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SQL Server Express and Hosting

Several questions have come up lately regarding whether SQL Server Express is an appropriate product to be used in a hosting environment. Here are the answers: · User Instances (also known as RANU) available with SQL Server Express Edition, are NOT RECOMMENDED Read More...
Posted Friday, February 22, 2008 8:49 PM by sqlexpress | 4 Comments

SQL Express SP2 available on Microsoft Update

Just a quick not to let you know that the SP2 update for SQL Express, SQL Express with Advanced Services and SQL Express Toolkit are being published to Microsoft Update today. These are automatic updates and will apply to computers based on your Microsoft Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 07, 2007 12:00 PM by sqlexpress | 3 Comments
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SQL Server 2005 SP2 has been released

It's been a long road filled with many shouts of "Are we there yet?", so I'm happy to say that yes, we're there now. SP2 has finally be released. You can find the SQL Express SP2 bits on the SQL Express download page along with several other related downloads. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, February 20, 2007 11:01 AM by sqlexpress | 20 Comments
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Inaccuracies in recent CNNMoney.com article about SQL Express and Windows Vista

Owen Thomas wrote an article for the Business 2.0 secton of CNNMoney.com on December 15,2006 that made some inaccurate claims about SQL Express compatibility with the upcomming Windows Vista operating system. Mr. Thomas wrote that you "can't run the current Read More...
Posted Tuesday, December 19, 2006 1:31 PM by sqlexpress | 3 Comments
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Yes it's true: MSDE will not be supported on Windows Vista

There have been a few blog postings (most notably Eric Nelson's post on July 12) about the fact that MSDE 1.0 and 2000 will not be supported on Windows Vista and Longhorn. It's high time I made it official: MSDE 1.0 and 2000 will not be supported on Windows Read More...
Posted Wednesday, August 09, 2006 4:42 PM by sqlexpress | 11 Comments
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Exciting New Features in SQL Server Express with Advanced Services

As a part of the release of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1 , we’re happy to announce the availability of a new package of SQL Server Express called Advanced Services. Advanced Services includes SQL Server Reporting Services and Full Text Search, along Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 19, 2006 7:40 AM by sqlexpress | 4 Comments
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Report Packs and SQL Server Express

The SQL Server team recently released eight new SQL Server 2005 Report Packs for download . Use the Report Packs as way to get up and running on Reporting Services in SQL Server 2005 Express. The Report Packs include sample reports and databases for views Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2006 2:15 PM by sqlexpress | 1 Comments

Management Studio Express white paper

We've just released a new white paper that discribes Management Studio Express and gives some of the basics of database administration. You can download the paper from http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/f/8/4f8f2dc9-a9a7-4b68-98cb-163482c95e0b/MgSQLExpwSSMSE.doc Read More...
Posted Friday, March 24, 2006 3:06 PM by sqlexpress | 1 Comments
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