Thinking about presenting SQL Server 2012 to others? Then you have to check out the &quot;SQL Server 2012 Update for Developers Training Workshop&quot;

SQL Server 2012 Update for Developers Training Workshop

"Deliver Your Own SQL Server 2012 Workshop!

Do you need to drive adoption of SQL Server 2012 in your company, region or country? Looking for some great technical training content to use to get it done? Well look no further, you have found it! We invite members of the SQL Server Community far and wide to host their own SQL Server 2012 Update for Developers Training Workshop (SQL11UPD) using the SQL Server 2012 Developer Training Kit Content.
Important: Microsoft is making big investments to build and publish this content and make it available free of charge to whoever can benefit from using it. If you deliver a training workshop using some or all of this content please take the time to fill out our survey here:
http://svy.mk/sql11upd

Workshop Overview and Benefits

SQL Server 2012 offers an impressive array of capabilities for developers and IT Professionals alike that build upon key innovations introduced in previous releases. The SQL Server 2012 Update for Developers Training Workshop (SQL11UPD) will help you understand how to build enterprise grade solutions which exploit key improvements in SQL Server 2012.
Participation in this training course offers the following benefits:

Learn all the essential elements of SQL Server 2012 development in an interactive instructor-led format

Learn how to exploit the unique features of SQL Server 2012 in your solutions Intermediate 200 level technical training designed for developers and IT Professionals Content developed by technical experts from Microsoft, solidq.com, sqlskills.com and southworks.net.

Get hands-on experience with SQL Server 2012 improvements

Audience
The training course is designed for the following technical roles:

Primary Audience

Solution developers responsible for application source code development

Database developers responsible for database programming

Secondary Audience

Architects and IT Professionals who are familiar with solution development and want to understand how developers will exploit new features and capabilities in SQL Server 2012.

The training course is not designed for sales, marketing and management professionals. Developers with the following expectations may not benefit from participating in a the training course.

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SQL Server 2012 Developer Training Kit BOM

This wiki provides a comprehensive list of all of the SQL Server 2012 Developer Training Kit Content. Check back here regularly for new and/or updated content. All content has been tested to work with the following technology releases:

SQL Server 2012 RC0

Visual Studio 2010 SP1

Office 2010 SP1

SharePoint 2010 SP1

The content is organized into a sample agenda to help you plan your own SQL Server 2012 Update for Developers Training Workshop.

Day 1: Introduction and Database Engine Topics

Module 1: Introduction to SQL Server 2012

Module 2: Introduction to SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn

Module 3: Exploring and Managing SQL Server 2012 Database Engine Improvements

Module 4: SQL Server 2012 Database Server Programmability

Day 2: Visual Studio, .NET and Business Intelligence Topics

Module 5: SQL Server 2012 Application Development

Module 6: SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Information Management

Module 7: SQL Server 2012 Business Intelligence

Hands-On Labs

Topic: SQL Server 2012 Database Engine

Topic: Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4.0

Topic: SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Information Management

Topic: SQL Server 2012 Business Intelligence

Topic: Windows Azure and SQL Azure

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And what's kind of cool is that the BOM uses the new/beta "Content Installer" Azure service. So when you click on the deck you want, it's supplied via the Content Installer service. Think the goodness that is WebPI for content...

Content Installer

A simple utility for downloading and installing hands-on labs, samples, presentations, and more.Download now!

The Content Installer is a simple application that is designed to make it easier to download and install technical learning content such as hands-on labs, samples, and more.

The Content Installer enables you to simply select, download, and install the individual pieces of content that you want.

It also integrates with the Web Platform Installer to seamlessly identify and install any prerequisites that you might need on your machine

The Content installer site even has an OData feed! :) http://www.contentinstaller.net/api/v1.1/odata/. And it's also nice to see, the Content Installer is a Click-Once app. :)