Beta for SQL Server Labs

The beta team has created a Microsoft® Hyper-V™ based private cloud to host individual instances of Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 on which you can perform your experiments. You will have access to a Hyper-V instance and SA rights to a SQL Server Instance. The instance is available to you for three continuous hours and you are welcome to come back and use the beta instance as often as you like.

We have included the following sample databases for you to perform your experiment upon:

Adventure Works 2008 OLTP

Adventure Works 2008 DW

Adventure Works 2008 AS

Adventure Works 2008 LT

We will be adding additional labs in the coming months in preparation for the release of SQL Server 2008 R2, so check back often.

Launch Beta Labs

SQL Labs

Currently Available

SQL Server 2008 SP1

November 2009 SQL 2008 R2 CTP

Coming Soon

Database Mirroring Walkthrough

What's New

Saturday 11:00 PM EST 3-20-2010 - 7:00 AM Sunday 3-21-2010 the SQL Beta Labs will be unavailable. The reason you ask? We will be moving the servers that host the SQL beta Labs to our new datacenter. We are sorry for inconvenience.

Coming Soon- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2!!!