Microsoft, has published things that can be very useful, in this case for the SQL Server users. They announced the feature pack for SQL Server 2008 R2, where you can find a lot of stuff and big collection of stand-alone packages which provide additional value for SQL Server 2008 R2. It includes the latest version of:
- Redistributable components for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2.
- Add-on providers for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2.
There it is the list with some useful files in this package:
- Microsoft SQL Server PowerPivot for Microsoft® Excel
- Microsoft SQL Server Report Builder 3.0 for Microsoft SQL
Server 2008 R2
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services Add-in for
Microsoft SharePoint Technologies 2010
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Policies
- Microsoft SQL Server JDBC Driver 3.0
- Microsoft System CLR Types for SQL Server 2008 R2
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Upgrade Advisor
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Native Client
- Microsoft Windows PowerShell Extensions for SQL Server 2008
R2
- Microsoft SQL Server Driver for PHP 1.1
- etc.
For the full list and other details, including downloads, you can check here.
~~~ Stay Tuned!