Ahead of Microsoft Build (and a possible SQL Server announcement), let's break down what we know and speculate about what we don't.

SQL Server business intelligence data warehouse Microsoft will provide an early "community technology preview" version of Kilimanjaro for partners and customers sometime within the next 12 months ...

SQL Server 2008 R2, which ships this month, allows end users to tap into the powerful business intelligence features of SQL Server via tight integration with popular Microsoft applications like Excel.