{"id":6603,"date":"2008-02-19T20:50:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-20T04:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/dataplatforminsider\/2008\/02\/19\/sql-server-2008-february-ctp-is-here\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T22:51:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:51:34","slug":"sql-server-2008-february-ctp-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/2008\/02\/19\/sql-server-2008-february-ctp-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"SQL Server 2008 February CTP is here!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m pleased to announce that we just released the February CTP of SQL Server 2008. 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