Today we are excited to announce the availability of the first community technology preview (CTP) of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 for our subscribers.

This CTP provides the first opportunity to explore some of the features of SQL Server 2008 R2 and see how it all comes together to enhance performance and scalability, enable self-service BI and improve IT and developer efficiency. The CTP process is also a great way for you to give us feedback on the new technologies

This public preview offers the opportunity to experience early, pre-release feature capabilities including:

• Application and Multi-server Management
• SMP scale up with support for up to 256 logical processors
• Report Builder 3.0 with support for geospatial visualization

Regards,

Nitin Saxena (nitinsa@microsoft.com)

Senior Product Manager, TechNet Plus

Microsoft Corporation.