Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Books Online (May 2009)

Download the documentation and tutorials for Microsoft SQL Server 2008.

SQL Server 2008 Developer Training Kit

The SQL Server 2008 Developer Training Kit from Microsoft will help you understand how to build web applications using the rich data types, programming models and new development paradigms in SQL Server 2008.

SQL Server 2008 Updates April 2009

• SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Add-in for Microsoft SharePoint Technologies

ADP Developers: Stick With SQL Server 2005

The MS Access Team Blog has today posted this advice:

• Access 2007 ADP’s will run against SQL Server 2008 but do not support designing server objects (tables, views, stored procedures, functions and relationships).
  
  
• SQL Server 2008 shipped after Office 2007 SP1 and after MS had locked down all the fixes for Office 2007 SP2 (coming out in a few months).
  
  
• If you rely on the design features of ADP’s it is recommended that you stick with SQL Server 2005.
  
  
• If you do make the move to SQL Server 2008 use the SQL Server Management Studio to design your server objects.

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack: October 2008

Download the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack, a collection of stand-alone install packages that provide additional value for SQL Server 2008:

File Name: instructions_enu.htm
Version: 10.00.1600.60
Date Published: 10/17/2008
Language: English
Download Size: 29 KB - 37.9 MB

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services: Report Builder 2.0

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Report Builder 2.0 provides an intuitive report authoring environment for business and power users. It supports the full capabilities of SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services.

This download provides a stand-alone installer for Report Builder 2.0:

File Name: ReportBuilder.msi
Version: 10.00.1600.60
Date Published: 10/17/2008
Language: English
Download Size: 18.7 MB

Free SQL Server 2008 eBook

Download for free the eBook version of the new Microsoft book: Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008.

Latest SQL Server 2008 Downloads

SQL Server 2008 Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Books Online Release Notes
SQL Server 2008 Express with Advanced Services - English
SQL Server 2008 Express
SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Advisor
SQL Server 2008 Books Online
SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Evaluation: Trial Experience for Developers
SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Evaluation: Trial Experience for IT Professionals

New SQL Server 2008 Articles

New articles from Techrepublic.com on SQL Server 2008:

• More New SQL Server 2008 Features
• How do I use the Microsoft SQL Server Best Practices Analyzer?
• Windows Server 2008 drops RDP console option
• Backup compression in SQL Server 2008

Latest SQL Server 2008 Resource Links

These have just been released by Microsoft:

• SQL Server 2008 Release Notes
• SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services Datasheet
• SQL Server 2008 Predictive Analysis Datasheet
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Advisor
• SQL Server Data Mining Add-ins for Office 2007
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack, August 2008
• SQL Server Reporting Services Add-in for SharePoint Technologies

Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2008

Microsoft today announced the release to manufacturing of Microsoft SQL Server 2008. Press release

What's New in Microsoft SQL Server 2008: Free Courses

Free E-Learning: What's New in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 A free E-Learning collection from Microsoft. In three clinics, participants learn what's new in SQL Server 2008 for Enterprise Data Platform, SQL Server 2008 for Business Intelligence, and SQL Server 2008 for Database Development.

Webcast: Essential SQL Server 2008 for Developers
Sponsored by Microsoft May 12 - 15, 9:00 a.m. PDT

SQL Server 2008 offers an impressive array of capabilities for professional developers that build upon key innovations introduced in SQL Server 2005. The Essential SQL Server 2008 for Developers Webcast Series will help you understand how to build enterprise-class applications which deeply exploit the rich data types, programming models and new development paradigms in SQL Server 2008:

	Part: 1 TSQL Improvements And Data Types	5/12/2008 09:00 AM PDT
	Part: 2 Beyond Relational	5/12/2008 11:00 AM PDT
	Part: 3 Service Broker And Messaging	5/13/2008 09:00 AM PDT
	Part: 4 .NET Code In SQL Server	5/13/2008 11:00 AM PDT
	Part: 5 Client Programmability	5/14/2008 09:00 AM PDT
	Part: 6 ADO.NET Entity Framework	5/14/2008 11:00 AM PDT
	Part: 7 HTTP Programming And SQL Server	5/15/2008 09:00 AM PDT
	Part: 8 Occasionally Connected Systems	5/15/2008 11:00 AM PDT

SQL Server 2008: The Deal

The April 2008 issue of TechNet Magazine places the spotlight on SQL Server 2008:

• What's New
• Security
• New Data Types
• Data Warehouse Query Performance
• Minimize Blocking in SQL Server

Try SQL Server 2008

Try SQL Server 2008 Free for 180 Days Download the latest SQL Server 2008 Community Technology Preview and try out the latest features.

SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack Community Technology Preview - February 2008 Download the February 2008 Feature Pack Community Technology Preview - a collection of stand-alone install packages that provide additional value for SQL Server 2008.

What's New in SQL Server 2008

SQL Server 2008 Video Cast Series – Optimize Your SQL Server 2008 Randy Dyess, SQL Server MVP, discusses new features of SQL Server 2008 that help database administrators to optimize and tune their database environment, including a demo of Performance Studio, one of the new built-in automated features of SQL Server 2008 that allows performance auditing.

The video also covers other new features like:

• Dynamic Management Views
• Dynamic Management Functions
• Resource Governor

Virtual Lab: What's New in SQL Server 2008 for Database Administrators

What's New in SQL Server 2008 for Database Administrators Sponsored by Microsoft. In this lab, you will be introduced to some of the new features for database administrators in SQL Server 2008, including how to work with the new date data type, implement a Declarative Management Framework (DMF) policy, and more.