Editions overview

The SQL Server 2012 Editions have been streamlined to better align with how customers are deploying applications and solutions.  SQL Server 2012 will be released in 3 main editions*:

• Enterprise for mission critical applications and large scale data warehousing
• Business Intelligence, a new product edition, providing premium corporate and self-service BI
• Standard for basic database, reporting and analytics capabilities

Refer to Datasheet and FAQ for more details

Top Features

• AlwaysOn Availability Groups
• Windows Server Core Support
• Columnstore Indexes
• BI Semantic Model
• User-Defined Server Roles
• Enhanced Auditing Features
• Sequence Objects
• Enhanced PowerShell Support
• Distributed Replay
• PowerView
• SQL Azure Enhancements
• Big Data Support