SQL Server 2012 RTM Day Download Link Round-up

Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Evaluation

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 enables a cloud-ready information platform that will help organizations unlock breakthrough insights across the organization

Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Express

Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Express is a powerful and reliable free data management system that delivers a rich and reliable data store for lightweight Web Sites and desktop applications.

Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Feature Pack

The Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Feature Pack is a collection of stand-alone packages which provide additional value for Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012.

Data Quality Services Performance Best Practices Guide

This guide focuses on a set of best practices for optimizing performance of Data Quality Services (DQS).

Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Master Data Services Add-in For Microsoft® Excel®

The Master Data Services Add-in for Excel gives multiple users the ability to update master data in a familiar tool without compromising the data’s integrity in Master Data Services.

Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Performance Dashboard Reports

The SQL Server 2012 Performance Dashboard Reports are Reporting Services report files designed to be used with the Custom Reports feature of SQL Server Management Studio.

Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 PowerPivot® for Microsoft® Excel® 2010

Microsoft PowerPivot for Microsoft Excel 2010 provides ground-breaking technology; fast manipulation of large data sets, streamlined integration of data, and the ability to effortlessly share your analysis through Microsoft SharePoint.

Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Report Builder

Report Builder provides a productive report-authoring environment for IT professionals and power users. It supports the full capabilities of SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services.

Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Reporting Services Add-in for Microsoft® SharePoint® Technologies 2010

The SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services Add-in for Microsoft SharePoint 2010 technologies allows you to integrate your reporting environment with the collaborative SharePoint 2010 experience.

Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Privacy Statement and End User License Agreements

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Privacy Statement and End User License Agreements provide the legal terms and conditions for using the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 software.

Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Semantic Language Statistics

The Semantic Language Statistics Database is a required component for the Statistical Semantic Search feature in Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Semantic Language Statistics.

Microsoft ®SQL Server® 2012 FileStream Driver - Windows Logo Certification

Catalog file for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 FileStream Driver that is certified for Windows Server 2008 R2. It meets Microsoft standards for compatibility and recommended practices with the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems

Microsoft® SQL Server® StreamInsight 2.0

Microsoft StreamInsight is Microsoft’s Complex Event Processing technology to help businesses create event-driven applications and derive better insights by correlating event streams from multiple sources with near-zero latency.

Microsoft JDBC Driver 4.0 for SQL Server

Download the Microsoft JDBC Driver 4.0 for SQL Server, a Type 4 JDBC driver that provides database connectivity through the standard JDBC application program interfaces (APIs) available in Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 5 and 6. (See this post for more details on this updated driver)

Microsoft Drivers 3.0 for SQL Server for PHP

The Microsoft Drivers 3.0 for SQL Server for PHP provide connectivity to Microsoft SQL Server from PHP applications.

SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)

Software requirements

• If you have Visual Studio 2010 Professional Edition or above (release version), you must install SP1 manually before installing SSDT. The SSDT installation will integrate all the functionalities of SSDT into your existing VS environment.

• If you do not have Visual Studio 2010 Professional Edition or above (release version), installing SSDT will automatically install the Visual Studio 2010 Integrated Shell, apply SP1, and install the SSDT components. The Integrated Shell will only contain SSDT tools, and does not include VS programming languages and the features that support their respective project systems.

Download and Install SQL Server Data Tools

• Download SQL Server Data Tools

Supported Operating Systems

• Windows Vista SP2 or above
• Windows 7 SP1 or above
• Windows Server 2008 SP2 or above
• Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or above

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