24 Hours of SQL Server 2008

The Data Platform Insider - 24 Hours of SQL Server 2008

"...We recently created an extensive 24-hour video series for IT Pros and Developers that follows Contoso as it uses SQL Server 2008 and other Microsoft Data Platform technologies to expand their ability to manage and process information. Each video is 60-90 minutes long.

Trusted

• Ensuring Your Data Is Secure with a Trusted Platform (ITPro 90m)
• Securing Your System (ITPro 90m)
• Ensuring Business Continuity (ITPro 90m)
• Predictable Response to Your Users (ITPro 90m)
• Performance Troubleshooting (ITPro 90m)

Productive

• Using the Microsoft Data Platform for Easy Data Access with SQL Server 2008 (Dev 60m)
• Free Your Data with SQL Server 2008 (Dev 60m)
• Streamline Data Access with SQL Server 2008 (Dev 60m)
• Manage Your Unstructured Data with SQL Server 2008 (Dev 60m)
• Simplify Management of Your SQL Server 2008 Data Platform (ITPro 90m)
• Simplify Management with Policy-Based Management (ITPro 90m)
• Map Your Data with SQL Server Spatial Features (Dev 9m)
• Ensuring Your Data Is Secure with a Trusted Platform (ITPro 90m)

Intelligent

• Data Warehousing Scale and Performance (ITPro 90m)
• Data Warehousing Management (ITPro 90m)
• Upgrade Your Database (ITPro 90m)
• Performance Troubleshooting (ITPro 90m)
• Scale Your Business (ITPro 90m)
• Analysis Services Design and Performance Improvements (ITPro 90m)
• Data Mining (ITPro 90m)"

Tons of casts to start help get you going with, or jazzed about, SQL Server 2008. I've been listening to many of these on my Zune and man, I can't wait for SQL Server 2008. :)

(via The Sean Blog - 24 Hours of SQL Server 2008)