Download SQL Server 2017 for free (with full MSBI stack)
With SQL Server 2014 Microsoft made its SQL Server Developer Edition free for Development and Test database in a non-production environment. This edition is not meant for Production environments or for use with production data.
With SQL Server 2017 Developer edition developers can build any kind of application on top of SQL Server. It includes all the functionality of Enterprise edition, but is licensed for use as a development and test system, not as a production server.
So, with this free edition you get the Database Engine as well as full MSBI stack with DW/BI capabilities ( i.e. SSIS /AS /RS) for free 🙂
Downloads here:
– SQL Server 2017 Developer Edition
– SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS, latest version)
– Sample databases for SQL Server [AdventureWorks] [Wide World Importers]