Resources

The SQL Server home page is www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008.

Management

IDC’s home page is www.idc.com/.

Database mirroring features are outlined in “Service Pack Delivers Database Mirroring” on page 13 of the June 2006 Update.

SQL Server Management Studio is described in “SQL Server 2005 Improves Management, Enterprise Features” on page 12 of the Dec. 2005 Update.

Developers

Spatial data features of SQL Server 2008 are discussed in www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/wp-sql-2008-spatial-data.aspx.

New T-SQL features in SQL Server 2008 are discussed in a Webcast at msevents.microsoft.com/cui/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032357754.

New data types in SQL Server 2008 are outlined at technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc434692.aspx.

Backward compatibility and deprecated features for SQL Server 2008 are discussed at msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc280407.aspx.

The Open Geospatial Consortium is at www.opengeospatial.org.

The ADO.NET Entity Framework is outlined in “Entity Framework Promises Simpler Data Access” on page 22 of the Sept. 2008 Update.