SQL Server 2008 R2 introduces two new premium editions, Datacenter and Parallel Data Warehouse, to meet the needs of large scale datacenters and data warehouses. It also offers expanded functionality across Enterprise and Standard editions. Datacenter is designed for high performance with support for over 8 processors, 256 logical processors, and memory limits up to the OS maximum. Parallel Data Warehouse provides a massively parallel processing architecture for scaling from tens of terabytes to petabytes of data.

1. SQL Server 2008 R2 Editions Overview
What’s New provides the highest levels of Parallel Data Warehousing offers
scalability for large application hardware choices with industry
SQL Server 2008 R2 introduces
workloads, virtualization and standard hardware from HP, Dell,
two new premium editions to
consolidation, and management for Bull, IBM and EMC.
continue to deliver on the
an organization’s database
growing demands of large scale SQL Server 2008 R2 Core
infrastructure. Datacenter helps
datacenters and data warehouses Editions
enable organizations to cost
and advanced BI customers.
effectively scale their mission-critical The R2 release offers expanded
 SQL Server 2008 R2 environment. functionality across the most
Datacenter Key features new to Datacenter: popular editions, Enterprise and
 SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Standard.
 Application and Multi-Server
Data Warehouse Management enrolling, gaining Enterprise
insights and managing over 25 SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
Introducing SQL Server 2008 R2 instances delivers a comprehensive data
SQL Server 2008 delivered a  Highest virtualization support for platform that provides built-in
trusted, productive, and intelligent maximum ROI on consolidation security, availability, and scale
data platform with the fewest and virtualization coupled with robust business
vulnerabilities*, innovative intelligence offerings—helping
manageability, and built-in  Advanced complex event
processing with StreamInsight enable the highest service levels for
enterprise reporting and analytics. mission-critical workloads.
Built on the strong foundation and  Supports more than 8 processors
and up to 256 logical processors The following capabilities are new to
proven capabilities of SQL Server Enterprise:
2008, SQL Server 2008 R2 delivers for highest levels of scale
 Supports memory limits up to OS  Application and Multi-Server
higher mission-critical scale, more
efficient IT, and self-service maximum Management for enrolling,
business intelligence. gaining insights and managing
Parallel Data Warehouse up to 25 instances
With SQL Server 2008 R2, Microsoft
SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Data  Complex event processing
continues to be the value leader,
Warehouse is a highly scalable data enablement with basic
offering rich functionality to support
warehouse appliance-based StreamInsight support
OLTP and BI workloads out of the
solution. Parallel Data Warehouse
box at a low cost of ownership  Master Data Services for data
delivers performance at low cost
relative to competitors. With consistency across
through a massively parallel
increasing hardware innovations, heterogeneous systems
processing (MPP) architecture and
Microsoft continues to be the only  PowerPivot for SharePoint
compatibility with hardware partners
major database vendor who does collaboration
– scale your data warehouse from
not price per core for multi-core
tens and hundreds of terabytes to  Data Compression now enabled
processors.
the petabyte range. with UCS-2 Unicode support
New Premium Editions  10s to100s TBs to 1+ PB enabled Standard
To meet the needs of large scale by MPP architecture
SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard
datacenters and data warehouses,  Advanced data warehousing delivers a complete data
SQL Server 2008 R2 introduces two capabilities like Star Join Queries management and business
new premium editions. and Change Data Capture intelligence platform for departments
Datacenter  Integration with SSIS, SSRS, and and small organizations to run their
SSAS applications—helping enable
Built on SQL Server 2008 R2
 Supports an industry standard effective database management
Enterprise, SQL Server 2008 R2
data warehousing hub and spoke with minimal IT resources.
Datacenter is designed to deliver a
high-performing data platform that architecture
*Source: nist.gov

2. The following capabilities are new to 2010 offer the ultimate in on 32-bit, ia64, and x64 platforms.
Standard: deployment flexibility. Developer includes all of the
 Complex event processing functionality of Datacenter but is
Web
enablement with basic licensed only for development, test,
Designed specifically for service and demo use.
StreamInsight support providers and organizations that
 Backup Compression to reduce host Web sites and Web Express - FREE
data backups by up to 60% and applications, Web edition offers an Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2
help reduce time spent on optimal balance of scalability and Express is a free edition of SQL
backups* manageability at an affordable Server that is ideal for learning, for
price. With no restrictions on developing and powering desktop,
 Can be managed instance for
database size, premium features, web and small server applications,
Application and Multi-Server and a low monthly price**, Web
Management capabilities and for redistribution by ISVs.
edition is the ideal platform for those
Express is interoperable with
developing and deploying public-
SQL Server 2008 R2 Specialized Microsoft developer tools such as
facing internet applications.
and Breadth Editions Microsoft Visual Studio® and Visual
SQL Server 2008 R2 continues to Workgroup Web Developer Express, making it
deliver both specialized and broad- SQL Server 2008 R2 Workgroup is easy to work with data at every
reaching editions to meet a reliable data management and stage of the development process.
customers’ unique needs. reporting platform that helps deliver Compact - FREE
highly secure, remote
SQL Azure Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2
synchronization and management
A cloud-based relational database Compact is a free SQL Server
capabilities for running branch
service built on SQL Server embedded database ideal for
applications.
technologies, SQL Azure provides a building standalone and
Microsoft hosted highly available, Developer occasionally connected applications
scalable, multi-tenant database for mobile devices, desktops, and
SQL Server 2008 R2 Developer
service. Integration points with SQL Web clients.
enables developers to build and test
Server 2008 R2 and Visual Studio
applications that run on SQL Server
SQL Server 2008 R2 Core Editions by Scenario
Parallel Data
Scenario Standard Enterprise Datacenter
Warehouse
4 procs,
Custom/ 8 procs, 2TB RAM, >8 procs, OS Maximum,
64GB RAM,
Packaged Adv. Security, Adv. Security, N/A
Backup
OLTP Apps Backup Compression Backup Compression
Compression
4 VMs, Maximum Virtualization,
Server Resource Governor Resource Governor,
1 VM N/A
Consolidation App & Multi-Server Mgmt App & Multi-Server Management
(up to 25 instances) (>25 instances)
Scale-up DW,
Scale-up DW, Scale-out DW
Data Data Compression
N/A Data Compression 10s to 100sTBs
Warehousing 10s of TBs,
10s of TBs to 1+ PB
Up to 30TB w/ Fast Track
Enterprise-scale BI, Very Large-Scale BI, Integrated w/
Business Dept/Team BI
Master Data Services, Master Data Services, PowerPivot SSIS, SSRS,
Intelligence
PowerPivot for SharePoint for SharePoint SSAS
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