Microsoft's Lineup of SQL Server Related Webcasts for November 2005

Tuesday, November 01, 2005
9:00 AM Pacific Time
Join this webcast to learn how Microsoft uses the security enhancements in SQL Server 2005, which include database encryption column-level encryption capability, built-in encryption functions and application programming interfaces that store information securely within a database, secure default settings, password policy enforcement, fine-grained permissions control, and an enhanced security model.

Tuesday, November 01, 2005
9:00 AM Pacific Time
This webcast describes the new features of T-SQL that provide a powerful way to manage relational data and make the developer's life easier.

Wednesday, November 02, 2005
9:00 AM Pacific Time
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 provides report viewer controls for both Windows Forms applications and Microsoft ASP.NET applications. These controls can either take advantage of a server running Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services, or they can process reports locally, without the Reporting Services component. This webcast explains how you can integrate reports into your applications.

Wednesday, November 02, 2005
12:00 PM Eastern Time
In this webcast, find out about the new features and capabilities in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services and Analysis Services, including a look at the new Report Builder.

Thursday, November 03, 2005
12:00 PM Pacific Time
Tune into this webcast to learn how you can use Web services and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition to build three-tier applications that run on mobile devices.

Friday, November 04, 2005
10:00 AM Pacific Time
Find out how the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Service Broker makes it easier than ever for you to build reliable, scalable, asynchronous, queued database applications.

Monday, November 07, 2005
11:00 AM Pacific Time
This webcast discusses the improvements that are available with the recently released Microsoft Business Solutions—Navision 4.0 Service Pack 1 while using the Microsoft SQL Server Option. Join us for this free webcast and learn how you can surgically improve your database performance.

Tuesday, November 08, 2005
9:00 AM Pacific Time
This one-hour webcast examines the differences between SQL Server 2005 Express Edition and the rest of the SQL Server 2005 family.

Tuesday, November 08, 2005
11:00 AM Pacific Time
In this webcast, we look at how this affects your database applications and show you some simple examples of how to take advantage of XML support within your data-driven applications.

Wednesday, November 09, 2005
9:00 AM Pacific Time
This webcast takes an in-depth approach to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 from a security perspective, including topics such as security components, surface area configuration, password policies, agent proxies and other security enhancements.

Wednesday, November 09, 2005
12:00 PM Pacific Time
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 introduces rich exception handling features to the T-SQL language. This webcast highlights some of the most useful of these features.

Monday, November 14, 2005
9:30 AM Pacific Time
This webcast covers maintenance and monitoring features in SQL Server 2005 like maintenance plans, database tuning, dynamic management, views, and logs.

Monday, November 14, 2005
1:00 PM Pacific Time
This webcast introduces the remarkable integration capabilities of SSIS, and demonstrates how to write reusable, custom components with code created using the Microsoft .NET Framework.

Tuesday, November 15, 2005
9:00 AM Pacific Time
This webcast explores the sources, destinations, and transformations in our toolbox and demonstrates how you can use them to meet your system requirements.

Wednesday, November 16, 2005
8:00 AM Pacific Time
Are you ready to learn about the availability, scalability, and replication functionality in Microsoft SQL Server 2005? This webcast takes you on a tour of the enhancements to this functionality, including topics like partitioning, concurrency controls, peer-to-peer replication, and database mirroring.

Wednesday, November 16, 2005
9:00 AM Pacific Time
In this webcast, you will learn about the different charting options available, various chart types, and techniques for grouping and categorizing data.

Thursday, November 17, 2005
11:00 AM Central Time
SQL Server 2005 is the strongest release of the Market Leading Microsoft SQL platform to date and is positioned raise the standards yet again for other database platforms. Learn about the advantages of SQL Server 2005.

Friday, November 18, 2005
9:30 AM Pacific Time
How do you secure the server itself to ensure only authorized access? This webcast addresses these questions and shows you how to secure data and its transmission using Microsoft SQL Server 2005.

Monday, November 21, 2005
9:30 AM Pacific Time
This webcast introduces you to the tools and processes you need to make a smooth transition. You will learn about Upgrade Advisor, a tool for planning and preparation. You will also learn about two different upgrade strategies: the migration strategy (installing SQL Server 2005 on a new server and then migrating data), and the in-place strategy (upgrading your existing installation).

Tuesday, November 22, 2005
9:00 AM Pacific Time
In this webcast, we explore the many security enhancements in SQL Server 2005 that you can use to protect your environment against the latest hacks and attacks.

Wednesday, November 30, 2005
1:00 PM Pacific Time
This webcast introduces the new Web service features in SQL Server 2005 and explains how you can use SQL Server with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 as a Web service provider, without having to use Internet Information Services.