Return to SQL Server 2008 July CTP SQL Server 2008 July CTP Written by Bill Graziano on 01 August 2007 Microsoft squeeeeezed in the July CTP for SQL Server 2008 with barely a few hours to spare. It includes some interesting new functionality. It looks like separate date and time data types are finally included as well as support for a time zone aware datetime data type. There are also improvements in Reporting Services, Analysis Services, improved dependency handling in T-SQL, improved XML support, large user-defined types and various other enhancements. Microsoft also posted a neat chart summarizing the improvements.

Return to SQL Server 2008 July CTP

SQL Server 2008 July CTP

Written by Bill Graziano on 01 August 2007

Microsoft squeeeeezed in the July CTP for SQL Server 2008 with barely a few hours to spare. It includes some interesting new functionality. It looks like separate date and time data types are finally included as well as support for a time zone aware datetime data type. There are also improvements in Reporting Services, Analysis Services, improved dependency handling in T-SQL, improved XML support, large user-defined types and various other enhancements. Microsoft also posted a neat chart summarizing the improvements.