There are 3 versions of SQL Server 2008 Express now available for download from the SQL Server 2008 Express site. Below are the 3 different versions
- SQL Server database engine – create, store, update and retrieve your data
SQL Server 2008 Express with Tools
- SQL Server database engine – create, store, update and retrieve your data
- SQL Server Management Studio Basic – visual database management tool for creating, editing and managing databases
SQL Server 2008 Express with Advanced Services
- SQL Server database engine – create, store, update and retrieve your data
- SQL Server Management Studio Basic – visual database management tool for creating, editing and managing databases
- Full-text Search – powerful, high-speed engine for searching text-intensive data
- Reporting Services – integrated report creation and design environment to create reports
Get it all here http://www.microsoft.com/express/sql/download/
Make sure to register your copy so that you can get a free eBook and other goodies
Denis has been working with SQL Server since version 6.5. Although he worked as an ASP/JSP/ColdFusion developer before the dot com bust, he has been working exclusively as a database developer/architect since 2002. In addition to English, Denis is also fluent in Croatian and Dutch, but he can curse in many other languages and dialects (just ask the SQL optimizer) He lives in Princeton, NJ with his wife and three kids.
