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Microsoft SQL Server Overview
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 is a complete set of enterprise-ready technologies and tools that help people derive the most value from information at the lowest total-cost-of-ownership. Enjoy high levels of performance, availability, and security; employ more productive management and development tools; and deliver pervasive insight with self-service business intelligence.
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Products available in the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 range
Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition is a complete data storage, management, analysis, and reporting platform for medium-size organisations and larger departments. It can be used as a back-end database server for internal applications or for powering a dynamic website.
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Web Edition
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Web Edition is a data storage, management, and reporting platform for deploying and hosting Internet-accessible web pages, sites, applications, and services.
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Workgroup Edition
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Workgroup Edition is a data storage, management, and reporting platform for remote offices or branch locations. It includes the core database functionality of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard but lacks support for data warehousing, data mining, analysis services, and other advanced functionality, such as failover clustering and certain security, integration, and reporting services.
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Small Business Edition
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Small Business Edition, also known as Microsoft SQL Server Standard Edition for Small Business, is a complete data storage, management, analysis, and reporting platform for small, single-server organisations.
Client Access Licences
A Microsoft SQL Server Small Business Edition device or user CAL is required for each user or device accessing or using Microsoft SQL Server Small Business Edition. No other version of Microsoft SQL Server requires client access licences.
Microsoft SQL Server Small Business Edition User CAL
Microsoft SQL Server Small Business Edition User Client Access License (CAL) authorises one user to access Microsoft SQL Server Small Business Edition from any device (for example, when an employee accesses the server from a computer at work and another at home).
Microsoft SQL Server Small Business Edition Device CAL
Microsoft SQL Server Small Business Edition Device Client Access Licence (CAL) authorises one computer to access Microsoft SQL Server Small Business Edition, regardless of the number of users (for example, on a shared workstation).












