Free (as in Beer) Introducing SQL Server 2008 eBook (Reg-ware)

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 – Learning Portal - Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008

Learn about major new features in SQL Server 2008 including security, administration, and performance.

Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008:
Chapter 1: Security and Administration
Chapter 2: Performance
Chapter 3: Type System
Chapter 4: Programmability
Chapter 5: Storage
Chapter 6: Enhancements for High Availability
Chapter 7: Business Intelligence Enhancements

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Once you sign up, you’ll eventually get to their pdf_loader.CFM page, which I guess is their kind of weird, DRM related PDF wrapper thing. Personally I just hit CTRL-F to display the toolbar and then saved the PDF to another location on my HD (so I could easily refer back to it in the future, etc, etc)

If you’re new to SQL Server 2008, this looks like a resource that’s hard to beat.

(via mike dopp – tweet)