SQL Server Editions
Recently I have read an article about Microsoft SQL Server editions. It made surprise for me that Microsoft has been released 10 different versions of SQL Server. Here I am giving some of the key points on the editions. SQL Server Compact Edition (SQL CE) The compact edition is an embedded database engine. It is limited to 4GB maximum database size and cannot be run as a Windows service, Compact Edition must be hosted by the application using it. SQL Server Developer Edition SQL Server Developer Edition includes the same features as SQL Server Enterprise Edition, but is limited by the license to be only used as a development and test system, and not as production server. SQL Server 2005 Embedded Edition (SSEE) SQL Server 2005 Embedded Edition is a specially configured named instance of the SQL Server Express database engine which can be accessed only by certain Windows Services. SQL Server Enterprise Edition SQL Server Enterprise Edition is the full-featured edition of ...