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SQL Server 2012 capabilities and highlights are as follows:

• Greater availability. Deliver the required 9s and data protection with AlwaysOn, delivering added functionality that allows customers to experience even more of the flexibility and value.
• Breakthrough insight. Unlock new insights with rapid data exploration across the organization with Power View, available to customers for the first time.
• Credible, consistent data. Provide a consistent view across heterogeneous data sources with the BI Semantic Model (BISM) a single model for Business Intelligence applications. Make data quality apart of everyday life with the Master Data Services add-in for Excel and new Data Quality Services that is integrated with 3rd party data providers through Windows Azure Marketplace Datamarket. Customers can test this functionality for the first time.
• Productive development experience. Optimize IT and developer productivity across server and cloud with Data-tier Application Component (DAC) parity with Windows Azure SQL Database and SQL Server Data Tools for a unified and modern development experience across database, BI, and cloud functions. Additionally, Express customers can test a new LocalDB version for fast, zero-configuration installation.

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SQL Server 2012 SP1 CTP3

SQL Server 2012 SP1 CTP3 is available for download now. Early CTP3 version of the SP1 release is intended ONLY for those customers who are testing Business Intelligence capabilities available in Office 2013 and SharePoint 2013 Preview program. DO NOT install this early CTP3 release for general SQL Server 2012 patches and bug fixes. The CTP3 release of SP1 is not supported by Microsoft in production environments.

Business Intelligence highlights (with SQL Server 2012 SP1 CTP3, Office 2013 Preview and SharePoint 2013 Preview) are:

• Excel 2013: Complete and Powerful self-service BI Tool
  • Navigate models, preview and shape up your data (Quick Explore, Quick Analysis and Flash Fill)
  • Access and mash-up data from any source (PowerPivot)
  • Stunning visualizations and data discovery (Power View)
  • Work with hundreds of millions of rows of data (powered by xVelocity)
• Improve governance, compliance and track business critical Excel assets:
• Discover, assess and audit user-created spreadsheets with SharePoint 2013
• Compare spreadsheets, track lineage, conduct interactive diagnostics and create spreadsheet analysis reports with Inquire in Excel 2013
• Browser-based sharing and collaboration for self-service BI via SharePoint 2013 and SQL Server 2012 SP1

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• Download SharePoint 2013 Preview
• Download Office 2013 Preview

Download SQL Server Data Tools

SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) is an integrated toolset that allows database developers and DBAs to develop, debug and deploy SQL Server and Windows Azure SQL databases. SSDT supports Azure and versions of SQL Server 2005 and later, including SQL Server 2012. SSDT provides a rich database development experience with first class T-SQL language services and Visual Studio integration, as well as declarative, model-based tools that can be used for both online and offline development. SSDT will install within an existing Visual Studio installation or will install a stand-alone shell.

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SQL Server 2012 Express

SQL Server Express is a free edition of SQL Server ideal for developing and powering desktop, web and small server applications.

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Get Your SQL Database Trial Now!

For a limited time, new customers can sign up for Windows Azure SQL Database and get a 1GB Web Edition Database for 3 months, for no charge...and no commitment. We do ask for your credit card information when you accept this offer, as any additional usage per month will be billed at the standard rate. This is a great way to try SQL Database - and the Windows Azure platform - without the risk.

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Additional Functionality

Enhance SQL Server 2008 R2 with a collection of stand-alone install packages that provide additional value, including the latest versions of redistributable components, add-in providers, and backward-compatibility components for SQL Server 2008 R2.

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Analysis at Your Fingertips

PowerPivot helps users create compelling self-service BI solutions and collaborate in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 and helps IT teams manage BI solutions more efficiently with tools built into SQL Server.

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Powerful self-service BI

SharePoint Server 2010 integrated with SQL Server 2008 R2 enables people to collaborate on analytical applications by using PowerPivot for Excel 2010. Administrators can manage and monitor access and utilization of these applications from a central location by using the PowerPivot for SharePoint operations dashboard.

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Computational power with Excel

With Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 and the PowerPivot for Excel 2010 add-in, people can perform powerful analytics by quickly and securely manipulating millions of rows of data in real time, within a single Microsoft Excel workbook. They can easily share newly created analytical workbooks and collaborate with others by publishing them to SharePoint Server 2010.

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Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit for SQL Server 2012

Simplify the migration to SQL Server from previous versions with the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit, an agentless tool designed to streamline the IT infrastructure planning process through automated discovery and assessment of your installed base of SQL Server instances.

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Migrate to SQL Server 2012

Considering migrating to SQL Server from another data platform? Reduce the effort, cost, and risk of migrating with SQL Server Migration Assistant, a complete suite of tools that automates almost every aspect of the migration process, including assessment, schema and data migration, business logic conversion, and validation.

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Analyze data in near real time

Effectively analyze large amounts of event data streaming in from multiple sources. Derive insights from critical information in near real time by using StreamInsight. Monitor, analyze, and act on data in motion and make informed decisions almost instantaneously.

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Install the StreamInsight client

Gain a platform for the continuous and incremental processing of unending sequences of events from multiple sources with near-zero latency. Install the StreamInsight client package, which installs a subset of StreamInsight and lets you implement only the client-side functionality: Connecting to an existing StreamInsight server, managing queries, and using the debugger tool.

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