SQL Server Versions and Code Names :- 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 Plato 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 Version with Service Packs... SQL Server 2012 11.0.2316 SQL Server 2012 CU1 12 Apr 2012 11.0.2100.6 SQL Server 2012 RTM 7 Mar 2012 SQL Server 2008 R2 10.50.2811 SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 CU6 16 Apr 2012 10.50.2806 SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 CU5 22 Feb 2012 10.50.2796 SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 CU4 9 Jan 2012 10.50.2789.0 SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 CU3 17 Oct 2011 10.50.2772.0 SQL
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