Backward Compatibility

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The following sections contain backward compatibility information for Microsoft SQL Server components. This content includes information about deprecated features, discontinued features, breaking changes, and behavior changes.

In This Section

Topic	Description
SQL Server Database Engine Backward Compatibility	Contains topics that describe Database Engine changes in Microsoft SQL Server that may require you to make changes to your applications.
SQL Server Analysis Services Backward Compatibility	Contains topics that describe SSAS changes in SQL Server that may require you to make changes to your applications.
Integration Services Backward Compatibility	Describes SSIS changes in SQL Server that may require you to make changes to your existing Data Transformation Services applications.
Reporting Services Backward Compatibility	Contains topics that describe SSRS changes in SQL Server that may require you to make changes to your existing Reporting Services solutions.
Replication Backward Compatibility	Contains topics that describe Database Engine changes in SQL Server that may require you to make changes to existing Replication solutions.

Concepts

Installing SQL Server 2008

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