October 25, 2010 at 9:26 am
I've located a lot of threads on the differences between regular 2k8 and 2k8 R2. What I haven't found is whether or not Microsoft will be putting out patches for regular 2k8 or if they're pushing everyone toward R2.
Does anyone know what the plan here is?
October 25, 2010 at 9:50 am
SQL 2008 SP2 got released just a couple weeks back.
That's like asking if MS is going to continue to patch SQL 2005 or push everyone to 2008 (2005 SP3 CU 12 was released a week ago)
Gail Shaw
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October 25, 2010 at 9:58 am
Thanks, Gail. I just wasn't sure if R2 was being treated as a separate version or as the "upgrade" to the regular 2k8.
October 25, 2010 at 10:39 am
Brandie Tarvin (10/25/2010)
I've located a lot of threads on the differences between regular 2k8 and 2k8 R2. What I haven't found is whether or not Microsoft will be putting out patches for regular 2k8 or if they're pushing everyone toward R2.Does anyone know what the plan here is?
I believe the plan is to continue to release patches for 2k8 while pushing everyone toward R2
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October 25, 2010 at 12:08 pm
Brandie Tarvin (10/25/2010)
Thanks, Gail. I just wasn't sure if R2 was being treated as a separate version or as the "upgrade" to the regular 2k8.
It's a totally separate version. Can't be an upgrade cause you have to buy new licences.
Gail Shaw
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October 26, 2010 at 5:02 am
And now it's time to start the upgrade discussion at my workplace. I think we might only be getting the regular version. I'd like to get R2 if I can, though.
October 26, 2010 at 6:52 am
Brandie Tarvin (10/26/2010)
And now it's time to start the upgrade discussion at my workplace. I think we might only be getting the regular version. I'd like to get R2 if I can, though.
Just note that there's about a 20% increase in licensing fees for R2 over 2008, plus Enterprise is no longer the top edition with unrestricted everything. Read up on the editions and costs first.
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability
October 26, 2010 at 7:43 am
Thank you for the information on costs. I hadn't seen that either.
October 26, 2010 at 8:07 am
Need it to be said that from an OLTP database perspective only R2 doesn't have that much an advantage over the original.
We are skipping the original because of report server enhancements that will be used by or devteams ... once they find it.
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October 26, 2010 at 8:10 am
Have you used the multi-server admin tools yet? That's my primary interest in R2.
October 26, 2010 at 8:15 am
ALZDBA (10/26/2010)
Need it to be said that from an OLTP database perspective only R2 doesn't have that much an advantage over the original.We are skipping the original because of report server enhancements that will be used by or devteams ... once they find it.
oh my, i disagree. R2 has a great new feature for OLTP.....
October 26, 2010 at 2:20 pm
@Brandie Tarvin
Yes.
It's something you'll have to get used to, because it comes in handy, but may also bite you in the back because you forgot you were having a multi server connection.
I still perfer to use sqlcmd scripts to run against multiple servers.
The fact that you can store your registered servers on a central location may also be smart if you have many dba. That one only uses windows auth tough.
@geoff A
That's indeed a nice optimization.
I wonder if that one isn't included in e.g. sp2.
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- How to post data/code to get the best help[/url]
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