Microsoft's Lineup of SQL Server Related Webcasts for May 2006

Monday, May 01, 2006
1:00 PM Pacific Time
In this webcast, we identify scenarios where Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition would be a more appropriate database solution than Access.

Thursday, May 04, 2006
9:00 AM Pacific Time
Microsoft Office 2003 includes several tools and technologies that can help you quickly build a powerful front-end application. This webcast shows you how to take advantage of the strengths of these technologies.

Thursday, May 04, 2006
12:00 PM Pacific Time
Are you still using Microsoft Desktop Engine (MSDE)? Learn how you can benefit from upgrading to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, the latest free database offering from Microsoft.

Friday, May 05, 2006
9:30 AM Pacific Time
After learning about what database mirroring provides—as well as the changes to expect in service pack 1(SP1)—attend this second part in the ninth webcast of the SQL Server 2005 for the IT Professional series to walk through the entire process of implementation, failover, and monitoring.

Friday, May 05, 2006
11:00 AM Pacific Time
This webcast provides an overview of the encryption features and capabilities in Microsoft SQL Server 2005.

Monday, May 08, 2006
1:00 PM Pacific Time
This webcast demonstrates how to develop simple, data-driven Web applications for the Windows XP operating system using Ruby on Rails.

Tuesday, May 09, 2006
11:00 AM Pacific Time
Expand your searching capabilities beyond the LIKE predicate. Learn about full-text search in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition in this webcast.

Thursday, May 11, 2006
9:00 AM Pacific Time
In this webcast, learn strategies for building powerful queries that not only display data, but also reveal the meaning of query results.

Thursday, May 11, 2006
12:00 PM Pacific Time
This first webcast in our series on Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services provides a high-level overview of its capabilities, and helps identify opportunities for incorporating Reporting Services into your business environment.

Friday, May 12, 2006
9:00 AM Pacific Time
This webcast describes how to manage your Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition database using SQL Server Management Studio Express, a graphic and intuitive database management tool.

Friday, May 12, 2006
9:30 AM Pacific Time
Join this tenth webcast of the SQL Server 2005 for the IT Professional series as we look at data definition language (DDL) triggers, event notifications, partial database availability, partial database restores, and database snapshots.

Friday, May 12, 2006
10:00 AM Pacific Time
This ninth webcast of a 14-part series on Microsoft SQL Server 2005 shows how to use XQuery functions with the XML data type.

Friday, May 12, 2006
10:30 AM Pacific Time
Join the BIQ web cast and learn about the new Reporting Services in SQL 2005 and new features designed to protect data.

Friday, May 12, 2006
11:30 AM Pacific Time
This webcast introduces you to the possibilities of data mining and predictive analytics. Learn about the data mining process, and the specific mining features in SQL Server 2005.

Monday, May 15, 2006
9:00 AM Pacific Time
Join this webcast to learn how security is implemented in Microsoft SQL Server 2005.

Monday, May 15, 2006
10:00 AM Pacific Time
This webcast explores when, where, and how to implement database-level encryption. We also look at best practices for implementing encryption, while maintaining performance levels necessary for large-scale SQL Server 2005 environments.

Thursday, May 18, 2006
9:00 AM Pacific Time
This webcast guides you through the process of using ADOMD.NET and Multidimensional Expression (MDX) queries to create a client application.

Thursday, May 18, 2006
12:00 PM Pacific Time
This second webcast in our series on Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services covers the fundamentals of report design, and shows how to use simple design tools.

Friday, May 19, 2006
9:30 AM Pacific Time
In this eleventh and last webcast of the SQL Server 2005 for the IT Professional series, Kimberly Tripp reviews key areas discussed throughout the series to ensure that all areas have been covered.

Wednesday, May 24, 2006
9:00 AM Pacific Time
The third webcast in this series on Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services explores the platform for defining ad hoc reports.

Thursday, May 25, 2006
9:00 AM Pacific Time
This webcast focuses on issues that arise when using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services with very large or very complex databases.

Thursday, May 25, 2006
1:00 PM Pacific Time
Join this webcast to learn how the reporting services in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express can save you time and energy when you have to chart and design paper and Web-based reports.

Friday, May 26, 2006
10:00 AM Pacific Time
This tenth webcast of a 14-part series on SQL Server 2005 examines the Broker and the architecture, and shows what new application possibilities open up from this combination.