SQL Server 2005 for Developers Webcasts this Week
There is a whole slew of webcast on SQL Server 2005 for Developers this week (mainly level 200). Here is the schedule:
Webcast 12/6: Overview of the new Developer features in SQL Server 2005—Level 200
The release of SQL Server 2005 brings with it many new productivity enhancements for the database developer. This webcast will give you a brief overview of the major new developer features of SQL Server 2005.
Webcast 12/6: Introducing the New SQL Server Management Studio—Level 100
Get an overview of the new tools in SQL Server 2005, including SQL Server Management Studio, Database Tuning Advisor, Business Intelligence Development Studio and SQLCMD. Also see the enhancements that have been made to existing tools such as Profiler and SQL Agent.
Webcast 12/6: SQL Server 2005 as a .NET Runtime Host—Level 100
See how to create database objects such as user-defined types and aggregates in SQL Server 2005, using familiar languages such as C# and Visual Basic .NET.
Webcast 12/7: T-SQL Enhancements in SQL Server 2005—Level 200
By now you have heard that you can write stored procedures in C# and VB .NET for SQL Server 2005. Does that mean TSQL is dead? NO! A lot has changed in the world of TSQL for SQL Server 2005. Come see the new features of T-SQL for SQL Server 2005, including features such as error handling and XML manipulation, that have been added to make developing with SQL Server easier and more productive.
Webcast 12/7: Introducing XML in SQL Server 2005—Level 200
Learn what the new XML data type will mean to your database applications, and see some simple examples of how to utilize this new feature.
Webcast 12/7: Introducing ADO.NET 2.0 for SQL Server 2005—Level 200
See how SQL Server 2005 provides greater scalability and flexibility in dataset access and manipulation, using the enhancements available in ADO.NET 2.0
Webcast 12/8:The New Security Model in SQL Server 2005—Level 200
SQL Server 2005 brings with it many changes to the traditional SQL Server security model. Attend this webcast to learn about the new security model and the basic concepts behind it, as well as new security features such as data encryption.
Webcast 12/8: Introducing Web Services in SQL Server 2005—Level 200
Learn about the new Web service features in SQL Server 2005, such as supporting XML as a first-class data type, providing a new query language for XML documents, and allowing you to perform in-place modifications.
Webcast 12/8: Introducing Service Broker in SQL Server 2005—Level 200
Learn more about SQL Server 2005 Service Broker, a new feature that allows you to build reliable, scalable, asynchronous, queued database applications. Get an overview of the major features of the Service Broker, including queues as database objects; data integrity for queued messages; activation of processing logic triggered by message arrival; and reliable, transactional delivery of messages between SQL Server instances.
Webcast 12/9: Introducing Reporting Services for SQL Server 2005—Level 200
Register today to find out more about the Reporting Services enhancements that will be available in SQL Server 2005.
Webcast 12/9: Introducing SQL Server Integration Services for SQL Server 2005—Level 200
See what Integration Services (formerly DTS) can do to make your data loading and transformation tasks faster and easier.
Webcast 12/9: Introducing SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services for Developers—Level 200
Get an introduction to the main developer features of Analysis Services. This includes an overview of the Unified Dimensional Model (UDM) which provides a rich layer of meta data over a relational source, to provide the best of both traditional OLAP based reporting (performance and analytical capabilities) and relational reporting (currency of the data, and flexibility).
Webcast 12/10: Introducing Full-Text Search in SQL Server 2005—Level 200
Join this webcast for coverage of the fundamentals of full-text search in SQL Server 2005, including an examination of the new features and performance upgrades that have been introduced in SQL Server 2005 to support this new feature.
Webcast 12/10: Introducing Replication in SQL Server 2005—Level 200
Get an overview of the new Replication features in SQL Server 2005. See how ease of use and monitoring has been greatly enhanced, along with the ability to synchronize subscriptions over the Internet. We'll also cover replicating new SQL Server 2005 data types and the many improvements in merge replication scalability.
Webcast 12/10: Introducing Notification Services in SQL Server 2005—Level 200
Get more information about the Notification Services enhancements in SQL Server 2005. Learn about notification applications and how Notification Services in SQL Server 2005 can make it easier for you to build and deploy these applications.