
- #MICROSOFT SQL MANAGEMENT STUDIO DOWNLOAD 2008 SOFTWARE#
- #MICROSOFT SQL MANAGEMENT STUDIO DOWNLOAD 2008 DOWNLOAD#
#MICROSOFT SQL MANAGEMENT STUDIO DOWNLOAD 2008 DOWNLOAD#
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express with Tools are available for download via this link.
#MICROSOFT SQL MANAGEMENT STUDIO DOWNLOAD 2008 SOFTWARE#
SQL Server 2008 Express with Tools has all of the features in SQL Server 2008 Express, plus you can easily manage and administer SQL Server 2008 Express with a easy-to-use graphical management tool – SQL Server 2008 Management Studio Basic,” the software giant added. It is ideal for small server applications and local data stores. “SQL Server 2008 Express provides powerful and reliable data management tools and rich features, data protection, and fast performance. Just as it is the case with SQL Server 2008 Express, users are free not only to download SQL Server Express with Tools, but also to deploy, redistribute and even embed the solution with their applications at no charge at all. The latter brings to the table the plain-vanilla, free version of Microsoft's database platform, but in conjunction with a range of graphical management tools. Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista RTM and SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3 are the operating systems supported by both SQL Server 2008 Express and SQL Server 2008 Express with Tools. It is designed to integrate seamlessly with your other server infrastructure investments,” the Redmond company stated. Designed for easy deployment and rapid prototyping, SQL Server 2008 Express is available at no cost, and you are free to redistribute it with applications. “Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express is a powerful and reliable data management system that delivers a rich set of features, data protection, and performance for embedded application clients, light Web applications, and local data stores. They include hotfixes and fixes to issues that are reported through the Microsoft SQL Server community.

Microsoft distributes fixes in service packs. The company is offering a total of three downloads, tailored to different infrastructures including 32-bit and 64-bit flavors. Readme file for SQL Server 2008 SP1 Note This Readme file contains the information about SQL Server 2008 Express. According to the software giant, the Express edition of SQL Server 2008 is designed to act as part of the infrastructure necessary to build small desktop and server applications, and for redistribution packages from ISVs. Both SQL Server 2008 Express and SQL Server 2008 Express with Tools went live on the Microsoft Download Center in February 2009 and are now up for grabs at no charge. Microsoft is offering two releases of its database platform as free downloads.
