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SQL Server 2008 provides the highest levels of security, reliability, and scalability for your business-critical applications. To take advantage of new opportunities in today's fast-moving business world, companies need the ability to create and deploy data-driven solutions quickly. SQL Server 2008 reduces time and cost of management and development of applications.
Microsoft Data Platform Vision
SQL Server 2008 delivers a rich set of integrated services that enable you to do more with your data such as query, search, synchronize, report, and analyze.
Useful Links
- SQL Server 2008 Overview
- SQL Server 2008 R2
- What’s New in SQL Server 2008
- Why upgrade to SQL 2008?
- SQL Server Blogs
- SQL Server Forums on MSDN
- SQL Server TechCenter on TechNet
- SQL Server Developer Center on MSDN
- SQL Server 2008 Downloads
Resources:
How-to guides for your upgrade to SQL 2008:
- SQL Server 2000 to 2008 Upgrade Whitepaper
- SQL Server 2005 to 2008 Upgrade Whitepaper
- Version and Edition Upgrades
- Using Upgrade Advisor to Prepare for Upgrades
- Migrating to SQL Server 2008
- Upgrading to SQL Server 2008
- SQL Server 2008 Upgrade How-to Topics
- Getting Assistance with SQL Server 2008
- Check Parameters for the System Configuration Checker
- Resources for Upgrading to SQL Server 2008
- Assessment & Migration Tools
Solutions to Address your specific needs:
- Business Intelligence
- Data Warehousing
- OLTP
- Application Development
- Server Consolidation
- Hosting Solutions
- Solutions for the Web
- Virtualization
Training and Certification - Learning Resources:
Best Practices
- Best Practices for Data Warehousing with SQL Server 2008
- SQLServer - BestPractices
- SQL Server Best Practices - Implementation of Database Object Schemas
- SQLServer2008 – Integration Services
- Replication Security BestPractices
- BestPractices for Using Native XML Web Services
- BestPractices for Replication Administration
White Papers
General:
- Introducing Microsoft’s Platform for Complex Event Processing
- SQL Server 2008 Sustainability
- Auditing in SQL Server 2008
- SQL Server 2008 Product Overview
- Running SQL Server 2008 on Windows Server 2008
- Troubleshooting Performance Problems in SQL Server 2008 Whitepaper
- Geo-Replication Performance Gains with SQL Server 2008 on Windows Server 2008
- SQL Server 2008 Licensing Overview
- Server Consolidation with SQL Server 2008
Switching to SQL Server 2008:
- A Competitive Review of Sybase ASE
- Why SQL Server May Be More Suitable for You than Oracle RAC
- Practical SQL Server 2008 for Oracle Professionals
- SQL Server 2008 Compared to Oracle Database 11g
- SQL Server Integration Services with Oracle Database 10g
Online Transaction Processing/Data Management:
- Online Transaction Processing in SQL Server 2008
- Enterprise Policy Management Framework with SQL Server 2008
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- SQL Server 2008 Performance and Scale
- SQL Server 2008 Security Overview for Database Administrators
- SQL Server 2008 Manageability
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Data and Backup Compression
- Database Encryption in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition
- Protecting SQL Server with System Center Data Protection Manager 2007
Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing:
- An Introduction to SQL Server 2008 Integration Services
- Connectivity Options for Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 Integration Services
- Introduction to New Data Warehouse Scalability Features in SQL Server 2008
- Predictive Analysis with SQL Server 2008
- Predictive Analysis for the Retail Industry
Application Development/Data Programmability
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and Microsoft Data Platform Development
- SQL Server 2008: Delivering Location Intelligence with Spatial Data
- Managing Unstructured Data with SQL Server 2008
- What's New for XML in SQL Server 2008
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