You asked for it so you got it! Winhost proudly announces the introduction of SQL 2008 R2 hosting which is now available for free with all of the Winhost Windows hosting plans. Winhost customers have a choice between SQL Server 2008 and SQL 2008 R2 when creating a database from inside the Winhost control panel. Web hosting plans that come with multiple SQL databases can use SQL 2008 R2 or SQL 2008 exclusively, or create a mix of SQL 2008 R2 and SQL 2008 databases.