Well today we are one step closer to the release of SQL 2012 (aka Denali) with the release of RC0.... actually it was yesterday but I was burried in opperational support yesterday. Anyway this is very exciting to me as there are so many features that offer great new capabilities.
Here's some links to what others are writing about this because why should I re-invent the information:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/sqlman/archive/2011/11/18/sql-server-2012-rc0-available-now.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/analysisservices/archive/2011/11/17/announcing-microsoft-sql-server-2012-release-candidate-0-rc0.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2011/11/01/my-top-5-sql-server-2012-features-by-aaron-bertrand-guest-blogger.aspx
You can get the RC0 download at http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28145
Enjoy!