SQL Server 2012 Sneak Peek |
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Microsoft SQL Server 2012 is a cloud-ready information platform that helps you to gain actionable business insight and helps to keep your mission-critical systems up and running.
SQL Server 2012 will provide Mission Critical Confidence with greater uptime, blazing-fast performance and enhanced security features for mission critical workloads; Breakthrough Insight with managed self-service data exploration and stunning interactive data visualizations capabilities; Cloud On Your Own Terms by enabling the creation and extension of solutions across on-premises and public cloud.
SQL Server 2012 will be available in three main editions: Enterprise, BI (Business Intelligence) and Standard.
SQL Server 2012 Capabilities
The table below shows a feature comparison among the three main editions:
¹Existing SQL Server Enterprise edition licenses in the Server + CAL licensing model upgraded to SQL Server 2012 will be limited to server deployments with 20 cores or less. Refer to Datasheet for more details.
²Analysis Services & Reporting Services.
³Basic includes log shipping, database mirroring, server core support and two-node Failover Clustering. Windows Server Enterprise edition or above is a system requirement for AlwaysOn / Failover Clustering.
⁴SharePoint Server with Enterprise CAL is a system requirement for Power View and PowerPivot for SharePoint. Alerting is accessible through SharePoint Foundation or above.
Customers planning to deploy SQL Server 2012, either through upgrades or new licenses, should remember:
Join the Live Virtual Launch of SQL Server 2012 on 7th March 2012 where you can immerse yourself in the exciting New World of Data with SQL Server 2012. You will have access to over 30+ sessions to learn about the new capabilities of SQL Server 2012 at your own pace, on your own schedule.
