{"id":5153,"date":"2010-04-20T23:30:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-21T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/dataplatforminsider\/2010\/04\/20\/sql-server-2008-r2-released-to-manufacturing\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T22:51:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:51:59","slug":"sql-server-2008-r2-released-to-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/2010\/04\/20\/sql-server-2008-r2-released-to-manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"SQL Server 2008 R2 Released to Manufacturing!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We are very excited to share that today, Microsoft released SQL Server 2008 R2 to manufacturing! Customers can expect availability in the next few weeks through Microsoft\u2019s distribution channels. For more information, visit www.sqlserverlaunch.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

SQL Server 2008 R2 enhancements continue to support mission-critical workloads providing a trusted, scalable platform, increased developer and IT efficiency and managed self-service business intelligence reporting and analytics. It is for these very reasons that SQL Server 2008 R2 is setting records for performance and price\/performance on industry standard benchmarks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

SQL Server 2008 R2, as part of Microsoft\u2019s complete information platform, makes gathering, managing and using business information easier and more cost-effective for businesses. Some of the capabilities that customers and partners will benefit from include:<\/p>\n