SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition (Includes Software Assurance and 1 Processor License)
- Admin Fee:
- $240.00 USD
- Partner:
- Microsoft
- Platform:
- Windows
- Product ID:
- LVS-2251
- Media:
- DVD-ROM requested at check-out
Media must be requested at check-out
- Availability:
- Available
Description
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition is a complete data storage, management, analysis, and reporting platform for medium-size organizations and larger departments. It can be used as a back-end database server for internal applications or for powering a dynamic Web site.
The management interface is SQL Server Management Studio, a graphical management tool for all SQL Server components with rich scripting capabilities. SQL Server Management Studio includes Policy-Based Management, which can create policies that manage entities on the server, such as the instance of SQL Server, databases, and other SQL Server objects.
SQL Server offers development tools that are tightly integrated with the Microsoft .NET framework and Visual Studio to provide end-to-end application development capabilities.
Licensing: This product includes one processor license. For details on licensing with multiple processors and multicore processors, see question 3.4 of the Microsoft Software Donation Programs FAQ.
No client licenses are required for SQL Server.
32-Bit and x64 Versions: The installation media for this product is a DVD-ROM that can be used for 32-bit, 64-bit AMD, 64-bit Intel Xeon, or 64-bit Intel Itanium platforms. The 32-bit version can be installed on the Windows on Windows (WOW64) 32-bit subsystem of a 64-bit server.
Acquiring the Installation Media:
During check-out, you will be required to request installation media, which will be shipped to you free of charge. To activate this product, you might need a volume license key or setup code. See question 5.2 of the Microsoft Software Donation Programs FAQ.
Features
- Under the Software Assurance program, customers acquire the right to install any new release of products covered in the agreement during the term of their coverage.
- Bandwith requirement for network mirroring is minimized by single-thread database mirroring with log stream compression of data transmissions between participants.
- Predictable query performance through locking down query plans allows organizations to promote stable query plans across hardware server replacements, server upgrades, and production deployments.
- Partitions enable organizations to manage large growing tables more effectively by transparently breaking them into manageable blocks of data. SQL Server 2008 builds on the advances of partitioning in SQL Server 2005 by improving the performance on large partitioned tables.
- New Microsoft Word rendering enables users to view reports directly from within Word; the Excel renderer has been enhanced to accommodate the support of nested data regions, subreports, and merged cell improvements.
System Requirements
- For all editions, actual requirements vary based on the system configuration and the applications and features installed. Below are the basic requirements.
- Hardware:
- For the 32-bit edition:
- 1-GHz (or higher) Pentium III-compatible processor; 2-GHz recommended
- 512 MB or more RAM; 2 GB or more recommended
- 2 GB available hard-disk space (See more detailed hard-disk requirements for specific components.)
- DVD drive
- 1024x768-pixel (or higher) display
- For the x64 edition:
- 1.4-GHz (or higher) AMD Opteron, AMD Athlon 64, Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support, or Intel Pentium 4 with EM64T support processor; 2-GHz recommended
- 512 MB or more RAM; 2 GB recommended
- 2 GB available hard-disk space (See more detailed hard-disk requirements for specific components.)
- DVD drive
- 1024x768-pixel (or higher) display
- For the Itanium IA64 edition:
- 1-GHz (or higher) Itanium processor
- 512 MB or more RAM; 2 GB recommended
- 2 GB available hard-disk space (See more detailed hard-disk requirements for specific components.)
- DVD drive
- 1024x768-pixel (or higher) display
- For the 32-bit edition:
- Software:
- For the 32-bit edition:
- Operating systems:
- Windows XP Professional, Tablet with SP2
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition 2003
- Windows XP Media Center 2002/2004 with SP2
- Windows XP Media Center 2005
- Windows XP Professional Reduced Media
- Windows Server 2003 Small Business Server R2 Standard, Premium
- Windows Server 2003 SP2 Enterprise, Standard, Datacenter, Small Business Server Standard, Small Business Server Premium, x64 Standard, x64 Data Center, x64 Enterprise
- Windows Vista Ultimate, Enterprise, Business
- Windows Vista x64 Ultimate, x64 Enterprise, x64 Business
- Windows Server 2008 Web, Standard, Standard without Hyper-V, Data Center, Data Center without Hyper-V, Enterprise, Enterprise without Hyper-V, Standard x64, Standard x64 without Hyper-V, Data Center x64, Data Center x64 without Hyper-V, Enterprise x64, Enterprise x64 without Hyper-V
- Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later
- Operating systems:
- For the x64 edition:
- Operating systems:
- Windows Server 2003 Standard x64, Enterprise x64, Datacenter x64 with SP2
- Windows XP Professional x64
- Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Enterprise x64, Business x64
- Windows Server 2008 Web x64, Standard x64, Standard x64 without Hyper-V, Data Center x64, Data Center x64 without Hyper-V; Enterprise x64, Enterprise x64 without Hyper-V
- Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later
- Operating systems:
- For the Itanium IA64 edition:
- Windows Server 2003 Enterprise or Data Center for Itanium-based systems with SP2 or later; Windows Server 2008 64-bit Itanium
- Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later
- For the 32-bit edition:
- The 32-bit edition of SQL Server can be installed to the Windows on Windows (WOW64) 32-bit subsystem of a 64-bit server.
- SQL Server 2008 is not supported on Windows Server 2008 Server Core installations.
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