SQL Server Pro - May 2013

SQL Server
Edition
Windows OSs That Support
32-Bit SQL Server
SQL Server
Business
Intelligence
Windows Server 2012 64-bit Datacenter,
Standard, Essentials, and Foundation editions
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit
Datacenter, Enterprise, Standard, and Web
editions
Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Datacenter,
Enterprise, Standard, and Web editions
Windows Server 2008 SP2 32-bit Datacenter,
Enterprise, Standard, and Web editions
SQL Server
Standard
Windows Server 2012 64-bit Datacenter,
Standard, Essentials, and Foundation editions
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit
Datacenter, Enterprise, Standard, Foundation,
and Web editions
Windows 8 32-bit and 64-bit
Windows 8 Pro 32-bit and 64-bit
Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Ultimate, Enterprise,
and Professional editions
Windows 7 SP1 32-bit Ultimate, Enterprise,
and Professional editions
Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Datacenter,
Enterprise, Standard, Foundation, and Web
editions
Windows Server 2008 SP2 32-bit Datacenter,
Enterprise, Standard, and Web editions
Windows Vista SP2 64-bit Ultimate, Enterprise,
and Business editions
Windows Vista SP2 32-bit Ultimate, Enterprise,
and Business editions
Windows Server 2012 64-bit Datacenter,
Standard, Essentials, and Foundation
editions
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit
Datacenter, Enterprise, Standard,
Foundation, and Web editions
Windows 8 64-bit
Windows 8 Pro 64-bit
Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Ultimate, Enterprise,
and Professional editions
Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Datacenter,
Enterprise, Standard, Foundation, and Web
editions
Windows Vista SP2 64-bit Ultimate,
Enterprise, and Business editions

Windows OSs That Support 64-Bit SQL Server Windows Server 2012 64-bit Datacenter, Standard, Essentials, and Foundation editions Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Datacenter, Enterprise, Standard, and Web editions Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit Datacenter, Enterprise, Standard, and Web editions

Windows Server Core Support One of the big changes in SQL Server 2012 is support for running on Windows Server Core. Windows Server Core is the minimal Windows Server implementation that runs without the graphical shell. This provides a lower overhead and smaller attack and patching surface than a full Windows Server implementation has. SQL Server 2012 is supported in Server Core mode in the following editions of Windows Server: