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Knowledge and ability to apply XML are de rigueur in todays world, and SQL Server developers and administrators are no exception to that rule. Pro SQL Server 2008 XML is your key to unlocking the powerful XML feature set first introduced in SQL Server 2005 and since refined in SQL Server 2008. Author Michael Coles shows how to store XML using SQL Servers builtin XML data type. Learn to query and manipulate XML data using standard technologies such as XQuery and XSLT. No SQL Server database professional can afford to be without knowledge of the XML feature set. Pro SQL Server 2008 XML delivers on the knowledge that you need to remain competitive in your career. Shows how to store, query, and manipulate XML documents in SQL Server Provides stepbyste...

Service Broker is a key Microsoft product in support of messagebased processing between applications. Pro SQL Server 2008 Service Broker helps you to take full advantage of this key Microsoft technology, beginning from the fundamentals, moving through installation and application development, and ultimately showing you how to develop highly available and scalable applications based upon the serviceoriented architecture that is quickly gaining ground as the way forward in application development. Comprehensive approach to developing with Service Broker Strong focus on best practices and realworld scenarios Covers the key aspects of distributed application design What youll learn Understand the fundamentals of messagebased processing Install Servi...

Take full advantage of everything SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services has to offer and deliver customizable, webenabled reports across your business at a reasonable cost. Learn bestpractices from professionals who use SQL Server Reporting Services daily to deliver solutions to paying clients and gain the competitive edge on using Microsofts enterpriselevel reporting platform. Provides bestpractices for using Reporting Services Written by practicing professionals with paying clients Your key to delivering business intelligence across the enterprise What youll learn Write efficient queries on which to base a report Build and lay out a report using Report Designer Enable end users to create ad hoc reports on demand Combine Reporting Services with...

Pro SQL Server 2008 Analytics provides everything you need to know to develop sophisticated and visually appealing sales and marketing dashboards using SQL Server 2008 and to integrate those dashboards with SharePoint, PerformancePoint, and other key Microsoft technologies. The book begins by addressing the many misconceptions that surround the use of key performance indicators (KPIs) and giving a brief overview of the business intelligence (BI) and reporting tools that can be combined on the Microsoft platform to help you generate the results that you need. The focus of the book is to help you implement a successful business intelligence project of your own. The text discusses many of the required project planning components, provides overviews and...

Pro SQL Server 2005 Assemblies provides a detailed and example-driven tutorial on how to build and use .NET assemblies. The authors focus on building assemblies in C#, but also provide the equivalent VB .NET code in the supplied code download. Assemblies are not a complete replacement for T-SQL stored procedures and triggers; rather, theyre enhancements, to be used at the right place and right time. This book examines the ins and outs of assemblies when they should and should not be used, what you can do with them, and how you can get the most out of them. Table of Contents Introducing Assemblies Writing a Simple SQL Assembly The SQL Server .NET Programming Model CLR Stored Procedures User-Defined Functions User-Defined Types User-Defined Aggre...