History of SQL Server – How SQL Server Grew Up!!!
Following is the brief history of versions of SQL Server:
- Sybase SQL Server – Purchased by Microsoft
- SQL Server 1.0 for OS/2 Released around year 1989
- Microsoft SQL Server 4.2 was Released around year 1992
- Microsoft SQL Server 4.21 for Windows NT
- SQL Server 7.0 Released
- SQL Server 2000
- SQL Server 2005
- SQL Server 2008
- SQL Server 2008 R2
- SQL Server 2012
- SQL Server 2014
Editions of SQL Server:
- Datacenter
- Enterprise
- Standard
- Web
- Express
- Workgroup
- Developer
- Evaluation
- Azure
- Compact
- Embedded
Services Of SQL Server:
- Replication Services
- Analysis Services
- Reporting Services
- Notification Services
- Integration Services
- Service Broker
References and further reading: wiki