Complete SQL 2012 Demo Build Script

There is no need to download the 28GB BI Image X (which at the time of this writing hasn’t been updated to SQL 2012 RTM).  There are instructions on how to build an all-up SQL 2012 and SharePoint 2010 demo VM with instructions for configuring all of the latest SQL 2012 tools including DQS, MDM, PowerPivot for SharePoint and more.  The full instructions are here.  This is a great way to familiarize yourself with a full deployment of the latest BI software from Microsoft.

Here’s the summary from the link above:

This how-to article will guide you through the process of building a Hyper-V virtual machine with Microsoft SQL Server 2012, the latest Visual Studio 2010 development tools, SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT), and an assortment of other software products to create a test environment ready for testing and product demos.

Index of all SQL Server build numbers since 7.0 Beta

Stumbled across a nice SQL Server build number site a while back that has a comprehensive (I think?) list of every SQL Server build from the SQL 7 beta 3 up through SQL 2012 RC1 including every CU and hotfix along the way.  There is also a link to download the KB that corresponds to each build if appropriate.  If you happen to know of a build that isn’t listed, it looks like this site is somewhat crowd-sourced, so post the details in the comments and it will likely make it up to the main page.

(If you look in the comments, you can even find little “anonymous” nuggets, such as the following: “SQL2012 RTM is 11.0.2100.19”)