Two weeks ago our CIO laughed at the idea of purchasing SQL Server 2008 any time in the next 16 months. He was thinking budget, but my concern is, like many IT shops, we're still migrating from 2000 to 2005 (mostly waiting on vendor certification, infrastructure upgrade funding).
After installing 2008 RC0 and showing off the new Data Profiler Task, I've almost got the CIO hooked! But interest is fading fast since we can't figure out how to get Data Profile Viewer to function on his workstation without installing SQL Server 2008.
Since output is XML, there should be other ways to display it for those who don't have SQL Server 2008... Meanwhile, I'm waiting for feedback from the setup/install forum as to if/how the viewer can be installed as a true standalone tool. No responses yet...
Note: I posted this in Manageability and Tools forum, but Buck Woody pointed me to SSIS forum. Don't know why I didn't try SSIS forum first...