Unless you’ve been in a hole, you know that SQL Server 2008 released to manufacturing and has been popping up all over the place along with VERY IMPORTANT pre-requisites to getting SQL Server 2008 installed.
Here are a few of the announcements about the availability of the bits on various sites:
- Technet Subscribers:
SQL Server 2008 RTM now available on TechNet Plus - MSDN Subscribers:
SQL Server 2008 Now Available on Subscriber Downloads - SQL Server Express:
SQL Server 2008 Express is now live! - Visual Studio 2008 SP1 (Req for SQL Server 2008 installers that have VS2008 installed):
Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Now Available - SQL Server Compact v3.5 SP1:
Released – SQL Server Compact v3.5 SP1, SQL Server 2008 RTM, Visual Studio 2008 SP1, .NET Framework v3.5 SP1 - SQL Server 2008 Books Online:
SQL Server 2008 Books Online Now Available - Migrating to SQL Server 2008 using MAP Toolkit 3.1
Get Ready to Migrate to SQL Server 2008 with Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1
