September 2010
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In addition to the new and enhanced features in SQL Server 2008, it’s important to note the features for which support has been discontinued. Table 2.1 lists the unsupported/deprecated features along with their replacements, if any.
Table 2.1 Deprecated Features in SQL Server 2008

To help keep track of deprecated features so that you can identify potential future upgrade and compatibility problems, SQL Server 2008 provides the SQL Server: Deprecated Features performance counter and the Deprecation Announcement and Deprecation Final Support event classes, which you can monitor via SQL Server Profiler or SQL Trace.
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