Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2012
Cbeyond is offering its loyal customers a sneak peek at SQL Server 2012 before it is generally available. We are one of a handful of Microsoft Partners providing a free trial of this cloud-ready information platform.
What is SQL Server® 2012?
SQL Server®2012 is a cloud-ready information platform that will help you unlock breakthrough insights across the organization as well as quickly build solutions and extend data across on-premises and public cloud backed by best-in-class availability and performance.
Business Critical Confidence | Breakthrough Insight | Cloud on your terms |
Enable business critical performance and availability at low TCO | 
Unlock new insights with pervasive data discovery across the organization | 
Create business solutions fast, on your terms across server and private or public cloud |
Required 9s & protection with AlwaysOn
10x query performance with new Column Store Index | Rapid data exploration and discovery via self-service analytics
Credible, consistent data via BI Semantic Model & Data Quality Services | Scale on demand from datacenter to cloud
Build composable and hybrid applications with modern unified developer tools |
AT A GLANCE: SQL Server® 2008 R2 vs. SQL Server® 2012
| *Notable differences in Red | Product Highlights | Editions |
| - Information platform for applications of all sizes
- Managed, familiar self-service BI tools
- Support for large-scale data centers and data warehouses
- Opportunities to build and extend applications in the cloud
- Integration with the Microsoft Application Platform
| - Datacenter*
- Enterprise
- Standard
- Small Business*
- Workgroup*
- PDW
- Web
- Developer
- Express
- Compact
|
 | - Always On high availability
- Blazing-fast performance
- Optimized for private cloud
- Enterprise security/compliance
- Multi-server manageability
- Rapid data discovery
- Managed self-service analytics
- Single BI semantic model
- Data quality and management
| - Enterprise
- BI*
- Standard
- PDW
- Web
- Developer
- Express
- Compact
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Want To Learn More?
Register for Microsoft’s Virtual Launch of SQL Server 2012 on March 7.