SQL stands for the structured query language. SQL Server is a relational database management system (RDBMS) developed by Microsoft. By using SQL Server we can store and retrieve data from one place called database and use that data whenever it required in other programming applications. SQL is same as other relational database management systems like Sybase, Mysql, pl/sql, etc.
The journey of SQL started in 1989, originally code base of SQL sold by Sybase SQL Server to Microsoft. They launched this product as a competitor for IBM, Oracle, etc. Overall Microsoft has launched more than 14 versions, check the following table for more information.
Version | Release Name | Year |
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1.0 | SQL Server 1.0 | 1989 |
1.1 | SQL Server 1.1 | 1991 |
4.21 | SQL Server 4.21 | 1993 |
6.0 | SQL Server 6.0 | 1995 |
6.5 | SQL Server 6.5 | 1996 |
7.0 | SQL Server 7.0 | 1998 |
8.0 | SQL Server 2000 | 2000 |
8.0 | SQL Server 2000 (64 Bit Version) | 2003 |
9.0 | SQL Server 2005 | 2005 |
10.0 | SQL Server 2008 | 2008 |
10.25 | Azure SQL DB | 2010 |
10.50 | SQL Server 2008 R2 | 2010 |
11.0 | SQL Server 2012 | 2012 |
12.0 | SQL Server 2014 | 2014 |
13.0 | SQL Server 2016 | 2016 |
14.0 | SQL Server 2017 | 2017 |