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SQL Server 2008 Launching Next Week?

Back in early June, I attended the Microsoft Heroes Happen Here Launch event for Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008. I was so excited about attending the event because of SQL Server 2008. Let me tell you, the scope of enhancements that have been made to the product since the 2005 version are as dramatic as those made between the 2000 and 2005 versions. One of the great things I saw at the event was the strides that SQL Server 2008 has made in the areas of business intellegence. Reporting Services have been beefed up quite a bit and the development tools have been tricked out to include some basic intellisense for Select statements. The product evangelist said that enhancements to the feature will be patched in later.

But, why talk about SQL Server 2008 now? Apparently, there are rumors about SQL Server 2008 launching next week. A blog I’ve been reading recently posted some clues and conclusions about the release date of SQL Server 2008. The evangelist at the launch event said maybe November (but not to quote him). So July launch would be quite nice.

update 7/25/2008: If you’ve been paying
attention to this blog, you’ll notice that I never followed up to the
article about SQL Server 2008 launching in early July. I’ll be the
first to admit that this was clearly a rumor that I took the bait on.

Regardless, I can’t wait till it finally gets here.