SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition

The Standard Edition of SQL Server 2008 is the version intended for the masses—those running small- to medium-sized systems who don’t require the performance, scalability, and availability provided by Enterprise Edition. Standard Edition scalability is limited to up to four processors. There is no built-in memory limitation in SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition; it can utilize as much memory as provided by the operating system.

SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition includes the following features:

• CLR procedures, functions, and data types

• SQL Server Analysis Services

• Service Broker

• Reporting Services

• SQL Server Integration Services

• Full-Text Search

• Built-in XML support

• Spatial Indexes

• SQL Server Profiler ...

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