Two additional editions provide a superset of features not in the original Express Edition. It is intended as a replacement for MSDE. While there are no limitations on the number of databases or users supported, it is limited to using one processor, 1 GB memory and 10 GB database files (4 GB database files prior to SQL Server Express 2008 R2).
Express SQL Server Express Edition is a scaled down, free edition of SQL Server, which includes the core database engine. Note that this edition has been retired in SQL Server 2012. Workgroup SQL Server Workgroup Edition includes the core database functionality but does not include the additional services. It includes the Standard Edition capabilities and Business Intelligence tools: PowerPivot, Power View, the BI Semantic Model, Master Data Services, Data Quality Services and xVelocity in-memory analytics. Business Intelligence Introduced in SQL Server 2012 and focusing on Self Service and Corporate Business Intelligence. Web SQL Server Web Edition is a low- TCO option for Web hosting. It differs from Enterprise edition in that it supports fewer active instances (number of nodes in a cluster) and does not include some high-availability functions such as hot-add memory (allowing memory to be added while the server is still running), and parallel indexes. Standard SQL Server Standard edition includes the core database engine, along with the stand-alone services. It can manage databases as large as 524 petabytes and address 12 terabytes of memory and supports 640 logical processors (CPU cores). These editions are: Mainstream editions Enterprise SQL Server Enterprise Edition includes both the core database engine and add-on services, with a range of tools for creating and managing a SQL Server cluster. Microsoft makes SQL Server available in multiple editions, with different feature sets and targeting different users. The current version is Microsoft SQL Server 2019, released November 4, 2019. Īs of May 2020, the following versions are supported by Microsoft:įrom SQL Server 2016 onward, the product is supported on 圆4 processors only.
More info about this driver can be found at the Microsoft product page.Main article: History of Microsoft SQL Server The driver supports applications written using earlier versions of ODBC in the manner defined in the ODBC 3.51 specification. The SQL Native Client ODBC driver complies with the Microsoft Win32 ODBC 3.51 specification.
Search for it to make sure you download the latest release (new releases comes quite often). The driver is included in the "Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack". The SQL Native Client driver supports connecting to SQL 7.0 and later. The driver passes SQL statements to SQL Server and returns the results of the statements to the application. The SQL Server-specific versions of the ODBC functions are implemented in the SQL Native Client ODBC driver. Programs that are written using the SQL Native Client ODBC driver communicate with SQL Server through function calls. The SQL Server Native Client 10.0 ODBC Driver was released with SQL Server 2008 and can access SQL Servers from 7.0 and above. Include "Driver=" in the connection string to use this driver. The main functionality of the driver is contained in the file sqlncli10.dll. This ODBC Driver is provided by Microsoft.