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SQL Server versions and numbers

Often we have a need to figure out what all those versions and numbers stand for in the SQL server jungle

Here is a nice overview from Wikipedia


Version
Year
Release Name
Codename
1.0 (OS/2)
1989
SQL Server 1.0 (16bit)
-
1.1 (OS/2)
1991
SQL Server 1.1
(16bit)
-
4.21 (WinNT)
1993
SQL Server 4.21
SQLNT
6.0
1995
SQL Server 6.0
SQL95
6.5
1996
SQL Server 6.5
Hydra
7.0
1998
SQL Server 7.0
Sphinx
-
1999
SQL Server 7.0 OLAP Tools
Palato mania
8.0
2000
SQL Server 2000
Shiloh
8.0
2003
SQL Server 2000 64-bit Edition
Liberty
9.0
2005
SQL Server 2005
Yukon
10.0
2008
SQL Server 2008
Katmai
10.25
2010
SQL Azure DB
CloudDB
10.5
2010
SQL Server 2008 R2
Kilimanjaro (aka KJ)
11.0
2012
SQL Server 2012
Denali


Source and more information http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_SQL_Server

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