Release Number of Instances

Rel 8 (2000) 5

Rel 9 (2005) 67

Rel 10 (2008) 58

Rel 10 (2008 R2) 42

For us, everything is dependent on...

Two of us manage 160 instances, and 660 user databases with home grown tools. SQL Agent jobs on the instances do realtime reporting to a central instance - backups,...

I think that this brings up the larger issue of how we manage our systems in general. Remember how downtown New York City was in the 60's and 70's?...