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Get to know SQL Server 2008 and learn how it provides a trusted, productive, and intelligent data platform to run your most demanding mission critical applications.
SQL Server 2008 offers a comprehensive set of features and technologies. Take a first look through webcasts, guided tours, and demos, and discover a wealth of information at your fingertips.
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Experience SQL Server 2008 enhancements first-hand. Virtual labs provide full access to released SQL Server 2008 features from your desktop, without complex setup or installation requirements.
Instantly try out the latest release of Microsoft SQL Server 2008. Simply log on to our test-drive environment and discover firsthand all that SQL Server 2008 has to offer. You can explore the product on your own, or follow along with a number of guided exercises and videos.
Experience Microsoft SQL Server 2008 hands on, and see how it can provide a scalable, high-performance database engine for mission-critical applications that require the highest levels of availability and security. Virtual labs are simple, with no complex setup or installation required. You get a downloadable manual and 90-minute block of time for each nodule.
Download the latest SQL Server 2008 Community Technology Preview (CTP) and try out the latest features for 180 days! Share your feedback; the SQL Server development team uses your feedback to help refine and enhance product features.
Build your SQL Server 2008 skills by taking training courses. New courses will roll out over the upcoming months – check back often for updates.
Get an early peek at Chapter 1: Policy Based Management, in this initial installment of the e-book, and learn about some of the major new features in SQL Server 2008, including security, administration, and performance.
Activate this Microsoft Official E-Learning clinic for free, and get a rich multimedia experience to introduce you to new and enhanced features in SQL Server 2008, including new data types and data management features through three free clinic offers.
This half-day instructor-led course introduces students to the new features in Microsoft SQL Server 2008. Review the syllabus and find training in a city near you.
This half-day hands-on lab focuses on new features and components in the relational database, business intelligence, and the development environment. Review the outline and find training in a city near you.
This three-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to upgrade their SQL Server 2005 skills to SQL Server 2008. Review the syllabus and find training in a city near you.
Activate this e-learning clinic for free, and get a rich multimedia experience to introduce developers, administrators, and users to new features of Reporting Services in Microsoft SQL Server 2008. NEW!
Microsoft certification is one of the most effective ways for individuals to reach their career goals and organizations to gain competitive advantage through increased customer satisfaction, reduced network downtime, and higher service levels.
Sign up to get a notice on the day the SQL Server 2008 exams go live, plus receive a 40% savings code to use on any one of these exams.
Download this recorded live meeting from February 2008 to learn about the certification plan for SQL Server 2008.
