New Premium SQL Server Editions

SQL Server 2008 R2 introduces two new premium-level editions of SQL Server: Datacenter Edition and Parallel Data Warehouse.

Built on SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise, SQL Server 2008 R2 Datacenter is designed to deliver a high-performing data platform that provides the highest levels of scalability for large application workloads, virtualization and consolidation, and management for an organization’s database infrastructure. Datacenter helps enable organizations to cost-effectively scale their mission-critical environment. Key features of Datacenter include

• Application and multiserver management for enrolling, gaining insights, and managing more than 25 instances

• Highest virtualization support for maximum return ...

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