On each Workbench installation there is one server running Microsoft SQL Server which hosts the main Workbench database and related databases. The data in these databases is shared by all the Workbench client PC's that run Workbench.
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The server operating system may be any Windows Operating System capable of hosting SQL Server. This includes:
Windows Server 2008 R2(End of Life imminent)- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2019
Microsoft SQL Server
Workbench will work with any version of Microsoft SQL Server after (and including) SQL Server 2008 R2. This includes:the following SQL Server versions.
SQL Server 2008 R2(End of Life imminent)- SQL Server 2012
- SQL Server 2014
- SQL Server 2016
- SQL Server 2017
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