{"id":6143,"date":"2008-09-29T02:54:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-29T09:54:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-01-22T22:51:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:51:43","slug":"new-sql-server-2008-experience-web-site-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/2008\/09\/29\/new-sql-server-2008-experience-web-site-launched\/","title":{"rendered":"New SQL Server 2008 Experience web site launched"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, Microsoft launched the SQL Server 2008 Experience, which is a new web site that helps Microsoft\u2019s customers and partners learn behind-the-scenes details about about SQL Server 2008. 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