The new SQL Server 2008 Learning Portal contains the latest MSL products including eBooks and e-Learnings, Instructor-lead Trainings and Certification Exams on SQL Server 2008. The site is branded with the same look and feel as the ‘Heros Happen Now’ Campaign to be better integrated with the on-going launch activities. We will continue to update the site as new products become available. So drive your customers and partners to the site to help get them ready for SQL Server 2008 today!

Microsoft SQL Server 2008

Get a head start on establishing your skills and credentials in SQL Server 2008 technologies.


Microsoft Learning offers a complete set of training resources and streamlined certification paths to help you stand out in your field.

Special Offers:

Check this section often for new special offers for training on Microsoft SQL Server 2008.

Free e-book offer: Get free excerpts from Introducing SQL Server 2008 by Peter DeBetta.

Free e-learning:

Collection 6187: What's New in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (includes three free clinics)

Classroom training:

Course 6156: First Look: What's New in Microsoft SQL Server 2008

Books from Microsoft Press

Written by industry experts, Microsoft Press books deliver the accurate, from-the-source information that you need to take your skills and knowledge to the next level.

•Free e-book offer and Microsoft Press newsletter

This e-book includes excerpts from an upcoming publication from Microsoft Press:

•Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 by Peter DeBetta (ISBN: 9780735625587)
In this initial installment of the e-book, learn about some of the major new features in SQL Server 2008, including security, administration, and performance.
After the book is published, the entire e-book will be available from this site, so come back and read more from expert Peter DeBetta.

Learn more about the free e-book offer, and sign up for the Microsoft Press Book Connection newsletter, a newsletter that provides news about upcoming and recent releases, special offers, and additional information from those who know our books best.

•Free e-book offer and Microsoft Press newsletter

 

Microsoft E-Learning

This Microsoft Official E-Learning clinic leverages a rich multimedia experience to introduce you to new and enhanced features in SQL Server 2008, including new data types and data management features.

•Collection 6187: What’s New in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (includes three free clinics)

•Clinic 6188: What's New in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 for Enterprise Data Platform

•Clinic 6189: What's New in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 for Business Intelligence

•Clinic 6190: What's New in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 for Database Development

 

Classroom training

Microsoft Certified Partners for Learning Solutions deliver Official Microsoft Learning Products both in classrooms and online, facilitated by expert Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCTs).

First-look courses and hands-on labs

The following 90-minute clinic and hands-on lab target specific SQL Server 2008 scenarios to help you prepare for Microsoft Certifications on SQL Server 2008.

•Course 6156: First Look: What's New in Microsoft SQL Server 2008

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•Find additional classroom training by Microsoft Certified Partners for Learning Solutions