Can I run SQL 2012 on Server 2008 R2?

Yes, you can install SQL Server 2012 on Windows Server 2008 R2 (the matrix here – which is exactly where the link in your screenshot goes, if you had clicked it – shows the supported edition/OS combinations).

Can you restore a SQL 2008 database to SQL 2012?

Backup Your MS SQL 2008 Database and Restore it on MS SQL 2012. Now, you will backup the data in your 2008 database for migration. In the same manner you can restore the backup on your MS SQL Server 2012 with a free One-Click SQL Restore tool or if you are more used to SSMS you can use it as well.

How do I backup a SQL database to an older version?

Steps to Migrate SQL Server Database to Lower Version

Launch Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and Go to Object Explorer.
Select the desired database and right-click on it.
Click on Tasks and choose ‘Generate Scripts’
Generate and Publish Scripts wizard will be opened.

Is Microsoft SQL management studio free?

Microsoft has announced the latest release of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) in April as a free download.

What is the Microsoft SQL Browser service?

The Microsoft SQL Browser Service is a service that runs on a machine that has Microsoft SQL Server installed, and provides information to clients about the SQL server instances installed on the PC. When you are connecting an application to a SQL server, generally the software has the capabilities to send a broadcast query out onto the network, and detect what SQL servers are available.

What is MS SQL?

What is SQL Server? It is a software, developed by Microsoft, which is implemented from the specification of RDBMS. It is also an ORDBMS. It is platform dependent. It is both GUI and command based software. It supports SQL (SEQUEL) language which is an IBM product, non-procedural, common database and case insensitive language.

What is the Microsoft SQL Server?

Summary: SQL Server is defined as a relational database management system (RDBMS) developed by Microsoft T-SQL means Transact-SQL, a propriety Language by Microsoft Microsoft and Sybase released version 1.0 in 1989 Various Editions of SQL Server are Enterprise, Standard, Web, Developer, and Express