SQL Server 2008 R2 Released to Manufacturing. (RTM)

Today 21 april 2010, the SQL Server team announced on their SQL Server team blog that SQL 2008 R2 is released to manufacturing. Customers can expect availability in the next few weeks through Microsoft’s distribution channels. For more information, visit www.sqlserverlaunch.com. SQL Server 2008 R2 will be available to TechNet and MSDN subscribers on May 3 and available for download worldwide on May 13. For more information visit The Official Microsoft Blog. I'm looking forward to these RTM bits so we can start testing our commercial products on these RTM bits.