I see following question quite common on Twitter or in my email box.
“What is Denali?”
Denali is code name of SQL Server 2011.
Here is the list of the code name of other versions of SQL Server.
In 1988, Microsoft released its first version of SQL Server. It was developed jointly by Microsoft and Sybase for the OS/2 platform.
- 1993 – SQL Server 4.21 for Windows NT
- 1995 – SQL Server 6.0, codenamed SQL95
- 1996 – SQL Server 6.5, codenamed Hydra
- 1999 – SQL Server 7.0, codenamed Sphinx
- 1999 – SQL Server 7.0 OLAP, codenamed Plato
- 2000 – SQL Server 2000 32-bit, codenamed Shiloh (version 8.0)
- 2003 – SQL Server 2000 64-bit, codenamed Liberty
- 2005 – SQL Server 2005, codenamed Yukon (version 9.0)
- 2008 – SQL Server 2008, codenamed Katmai (version 10.0)
- 2010 – SQL Server 2008 R2, Codenamed Kilimanjaro (aka KJ)
- Next – SQL Server 2011, Codenamed Denali
Any guesses what should be the next version after 2011 should be codenamed?
Reference: Pinal Dave (https://blog.sqlauthority.com)
24 Comments. Leave new
Next Version of SQL Server should be named Everest. Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
Must be called: Moon
This is fantastic!!
It should be name Himalaya!
Very Informational. This is the beauty of this blog.
Thanks for sharing this information.
~IM.
I think the next one will be named Atlantis.
I think best name will be Kataklizma.
Great a lot, you have idea where a find topics about SQL Server 2011 Pinal? thanks a lot ;)
Very informative, thanks. Next version should be called Megha, since the future as per Microsoft is the cloud !:)
I would agree with Ameena, Everest is a nice name for the next codename version.
Thanks for the update, i am sure there is a lot to look forward to.
Microsoft has updated its “Microsoft SQL Server CLR Types Serialization Formats [MS-SSCLRT]” document to include changes coming in SQL Server code-named Denali Community Technology Preview 1 (CTP1). The changes, called “Version 2”, give a glimpse of some of the issues Microsoft is trying to address with Denali.
Interesting read…
Next – SQL Server 2012, Tenali
LOL :)
The next Code name should be Optimus Prime.
They could use the name of the vulcano in Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull ;-)
Denali is a mountain in Alaska…a Great one..
next version should be pinal dave
it will be 2012 so it should be “mayans” or “EOW”
May be Pluto.. it’s no more a planet.
Etna might be a good choice
Is Denali also Mt. McKinley?