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Yet another release from Microsoft: SQL Server 2008, the latest and greatest for all of your database needs. While I’m a big fan of Windows Server 08, if not just for tinkering around, I can’t say that the Enterprise and big business partners will be as eager as I am. Why not?

It’s the same reason that most large businesses and enterprise environments don’t have ‘Auto Updates’ enabled for patching. Intead, it’s a controlled internal process that allows for testing before it’s pushed to the entire business. This keeps those accidental problems from occurring when an unknown conflict or issue occurs because of a patch.

The same holds true for new operating systems and services that are used in very large, controlled environments. Things are usually tested and validated before being deployed, and in many cases (such as with XP -> Vista) unless the update does not until the next hardware update. Not that I can blame them, why would a business take the time to test and verify such critical database information when it’s currently working just fine?

What are your thoughts?

This version of SQL Server provides powerful new capabilities such as support for policy-based management, auditing, large-scale data warehousing, geospatial data, and advanced reporting and analysis services. SQL Server 2008 provides the trusted, productive and intelligent platform necessary for business-critical applications.

Just a quick note, according to InfoWorld’s hinting of ‘internal Microsoft email ‘ and an unspecified source, Microsoft may be releasing their Hyper-V technology this Thursday. This technology allows direct virtualization to be used on Server 2008 installs, depending on the flavor of the install, which competes directly with VMWare and other virtualization solutions.