{"id":6213,"date":"2008-08-08T01:42:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-08T08:42:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-01-22T22:51:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:51:44","slug":"sql-server-2008-trial-experience-available-for-everyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/2008\/08\/08\/sql-server-2008-trial-experience-available-for-everyone\/","title":{"rendered":"SQL Server 2008 Trial Experience available for everyone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SQL Server 2008 RTM Trial Experience went live today, which means anyone can download the SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Evaluation edition. 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