Keep your SQL Server 2005 skills and knowledge up to date with these complimentary
Webcasts. Watch live presentations using Microsoft Office Live Meeting, or search
the archives for past sessions.
SQL Server 2005 Upgrade Advisor
(US Link)
Analyse your SQL Server 7.0 and SQL Server 2000 database servers in preparation
for upgrading to SQL Server 2005, and get reports that identify deprecated features
and necessary configuration changes that will affect your database upgrade process.
Download the New SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver (Beta 2)(US Link)
Access SQL Server 2000 or SQL Server 2005 from any Java application, application
server, or Java-enabled applet through the SQL Server 2005 Java Database Connectivity
(JDBC) driver.
SQL Server Migration Assistant
(US Link)
Ease your migration from Oracle to SQL Server with the new SQL Server Migration
Assistant, which can help organisations of any size address complex data challenges
at a lower Total Cost of Ownership.
SQL Server Best Practices Analyser
(US Link)
Use this tool to scan your SQL Server systems and verify that common best practices
have been implemented.
SQL Server 2000 Security Tools
(US Link)
Use these tools to scan, detect and update instances of SQL Server 2000 and MSDE
2000 that are vulnerable to the Slammer worm.
