Server 2008 & SQL Server 2008 To Launch 27th Feb 2008

WanBoy67

Microsoft announced at its partner conference on July 10th that it will launch Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 together in a single launch on 27th February 2008.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=564

sthomas

I thought Windows Server 2008 was supposed to be available in the fall? I guess MS pushed the date back again.

royal

Better pushed back and be correct than released to early and have more bugs/less features. Look at Exchange 2007. It was released way too early and lacks so many features that are being added in SP1.

blargoe

So I guess everyone saying Server 2008 and Vista SP1 launching together were wrong...?

Darthn3ss

good. i want to get my server 2003 certs done before i get a chance to play with 08.;

WanBoy67

blargoe wrote:

So I guess everyone saying Server 2008 and Vista SP1 launching together were wrong...?

No they're still right, both should ship in November/December, just general availability of Server 2008 won't be until the 27th of February similar to the launch of Vista. Vista RTM was launched 2 months before Retail launch.

Official confirmation
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/jul07/07-10WPCDay1PartnersPR.mspx

Just checking when the MCTS:Vista 70-620 exam was launched, it was 3 weeks before Retail launch. So presumably they will do the same thing with the Server exams when Server 2008 is RTM launched in November/December, the exams will be launched a few weeks before the Retail launch of Server 2008.

blargoe

Now they're saying the "launch" for sql will be in February, but it will not be released to manufacturing until later in the year:

http://www.betanews.com/article/SQL_Server_2008_to_be_Released_Months_After_Launch/1184343209