Microsoft SQL Server 2012 coming early next year: Features of the main editions, Requirements

SQL Server 2012 is due to be released in the first quarter of 2012.  It will feature three main editions. 

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The three main editions

Enterprise, BI (Business Intelligence) and Standard.  In addition there will still be Web Developer and Express versions of SQL Server 2012.

Microsoft will be eliminating Datacenter (features now part of Enterprise), Workgroup (Standard replaces it) and Standard for Small Business (Standard replaces it).

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