Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition is a complete data storage, management, analysis, and reporting platform for medium-size organisations and larger departments. It can be used as a back-end database server for internal applications or for powering a dynamic website.
The management interface is SQL Server Management Studio, a graphical management tool for all SQL Server components with rich scripting capabilities. SQL Server Management Studio includes Policy-Based Management, which can create policies that manage entities on the server, such as the instance of SQL Server, databases, and other SQL Server objects.
SQL Server offers development tools that are tightly integrated with the Microsoft .NET framework and Visual Studio to provide end-to-end application development capabilities.
The R2 release allows SQL Server to be a managed instance for Application and Multi-Server Management capabilities and adds the Backup Compression feature, which can reduce the size of data backups by up to 60 percent.
Licensing: This product includes one processor licence.
No client licences are required for SQL Server.
32-Bit and x64 Versions: The installation media for this product is a DVD-ROM that can be used for 32-bit, 64-bit AMD, 64-bit Intel Xeon, or 64-bit Intel Itanium platforms. The 32-bit version can be installed on the Windows on Windows (WOW64) 32-bit subsystem of a 64-bit server.
Acquiring the Installation Media: The installation media will be shipped to you free of charge. To activate this product, you might need a volume licence key or setup code.

