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What's new in SQL Server 2008 R2
SQL Server 2008 R2 isn't officially a new release of SQL Server - just a service pack - and it contains virtually no changes to the SQL editing window. However, it does contain large changes to Reporting Services (SSRS). Please see the separate link for these SSRS changes.
Specific new or changed features in SQL Server 2008 R2 include:
New/changed SQL Server 2008 R2 feature - POWERPIVOT FOR EXCEL
This isn't really a change to SQL Server, but we had to put something here! PowerPivot for Excel is an Excel add-in, which provides tools for adding and integrating large amounts of data in Excel workbooks. The diagram below is taken from Microsoft's website.
You can view a full list of changes in recent versions of SQL Server by returning to our main SQL Server version history page.