Installing SQL Server Management Studio Express 2008. Download details: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack, August 2008. Download details: Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 Management Studio Express. SQL Server 2008 R2 Express - Overview. Things you can do Build web and mobile applications for multiple data types Support structured and unstructured data while storing business data with native support for relational data, XML, and spatial data. Add geographical information to business applications and build location-aware applications. Increase granularity of temporal data with date and time data types. Easily manage SQL Server instances Manage SQL Server Express databases with SQL Server Management Studio Express.
Connect to local SQL Server Express databases and manage objects with full Object Explorer integration. Basic reporting services Visualize data through basic Reporting Services (available with SQL Server Express with Advanced Services) and create readable reports that answer complex user questions. Simplify and speed development with rich developer tools Take advantage of existing Transact-SQL skills, and incorporate technologies like Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Framework and LINQ.