Microsoft Briefs On SQL Server R2 – Confusion, Questions Result

SQL Server 2008 R2 is near release. Briefings for analysts are underway, and right now the picture is a mess. Although seemingly relegated to an adjunct position compared to Office in Microsoft’s thinking, R2 adds a great deal (source:softwarekeep.ca):

• CEP, although tools and integration are unclear;
• Master Data Management (MDM), although apparently Microsoft believes end users will do it;
• the long-awaited Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) – but not yet (release date TBD.)

Many other features are in there too – but the briefing I attended last week didn’t discuss them much. Read more of this post