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Does my SQL Server database use any Edition specific features?

by Basit Aalishan Masood-Al-Farooq

Does my SQL Server database use any Edition specific features? Author: Basit A. Farooq Introduction Today, I received a phone call from a friend who is thinking to downgrade the database hosted in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition to SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition. He made me question whether this type of move is possible and is there any way…

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Author: Basit Aalishan Masood-Al-FarooqI am an internationally-known lead SQL DBA, trainer, and technical author with 12 years of experience of the Microsoft technology stack. I am an accomplished development and production SQL Server DBA with a proven record of delivering major projects on time and within budget. I am an expert at evaluating clients’ needs against the capabilities of the SQL Server product set, with the objective of minimizing cost and maximizing function through making innovative use of advanced capabilities. I have developed and implemented many successful database infrastructures, data warehouses, and business intelligence projects. I hold a Master's degree in Computer Science from London Metropolitan University and industry standard certifications from Microsoft, Sun, Cisco, Brainbench, Certification Partners, and APM, incl: MCSE SQL Server 2012, MCITP Database Administrator 2008, MCITP Database Administrator 2005, MCDBA SQL Server 2000, and MCTS .NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications. I also have a good understanding of ITIL principles. I am the author of SQL Server 2014 Development Essentials book published by Packt Publishing. I was also a technical reviewer for SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services Blueprints, Marlon Ribunal and Mickey Stuewe and Reporting with Microsoft SQL Server 2012, James Serra and Bill Anton, both by Packt Publishing. I have also authored approximately 500+ SQL Server technical articles on various SQL Server topics for different SQL Server community sites, including: SQLMag.com, MSSQLTips.com, SQLServerCentral.com, SSWUG.org, SQL-Server-Performance.com, and SearchSQLServer.com.

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