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With the latest incarnations of ASP.NET 3.5 and SQL Server 2008, programming dynamic data–driven web sites with Microsoft technologies has become easier and much more efficient than ever before. Fewer mouse clicks and fewer lines of code can now enable more powerful features and the tools you need—Visual Web Developer and SQL Server 2008 Express Edition—are free. In Beginning ASP.NET E-Commerce in C#: From Novice to Professional, you'll learn how to best use the free deve

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/43902/sql-server-2008-query-performance-tuning-distilled-experts-voice-in-sql-server/ 2009-03-16T00:00:00.00Z

SQL Server 2008 Query Performance Tuning Distilled presents a direct trouble–shooting methodology for identifying poorly performing stored procedures and queries, isolating the causes of that poor performance, and fixing the underlying problems. Each chapter is dedicated to one of the top causes of poorly performing queries and shows methods for identifying and dealing with the problems in that chapter’s domain.

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/44007/beginning-spatial-with-sql-server-2008/ 2009-01-21T00:00:00.00Z

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 introduces new geography and geometry spatial datatypes that enable the storage of structured data describing the shape and position of objects in space. This is an interesting and exciting new feature, with many potentially useful applications.

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/11222/pro-aspnet-35-in-c-2008-includes-silverlight-2-third-edition/ 2009-01-02T00:00:00.00Z

ASP.NET 3.5 is the latest version of Microsoft's revolutionary ASP.NET technology. It is the principal standard for creating dynamic web pages on the Windows platform. Pro ASP.NET 3.5 in C# 2008 raises the bar for high–quality, practical advice on learning and deploying Microsoft's dynamic web solution. This new edition is updated with everything you need to integrate Silverlight 2.0 and SQL Server 2008 into your ASP.NET applications. You will learn about Silverlight's e

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/44415/beginning-sql-server-2008-express-for-developers-from-novice-to-professional-beginning-from-novice-to-professional/ 2008-11-10T00:00:00.00Z

Beginning SQL Server 2008 Express for Developers: From Novice to Professional takes a developer, and even a DBA, from knowing nothing about SQL Server 2008 Express Edition to being ready to design and build a fully functioning system that is secure, reliable, maintainable, and robust. The Express Edition of SQL Server is a free resource commonly used by students, developers of small systems, and those transferring skills from other databases.

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/44389/pro-sql-server-2008-reporting-services/ 2008-08-18T00:00:00.00Z

Take full advantage of everything SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services has to offer and deliver customizable, web–enabled reports across your business at a reasonable cost. Learn best–practices from professionals who use SQL Server Reporting Services daily to deliver solutions to paying clients and gain the competitive edge on using Microsoft’s enterprise–level reporting platform.

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/44394/pro-sql-server-2008-relational-database-design-and-implementation/ 2008-08-15T00:00:00.00Z

Learn effective and scalable database design techniques in a SQL Server environment. Pro SQL Server 2008 Relational Database Design and Implementation covers everything from design logic that business users will understand all the way to the physical implementation of the design in a SQL Server database.

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/44404/pro-tsql-2008-programmerrsquos-guide/ 2008-08-11T00:00:00.00Z

Discussing new and existing features, SQL Server designer and administrator Michael Coles takes you on an expert guided tour of Transact–SQL functionality in SQL Server 2008 in his book Pro T–SQL 2008 Programmer’s Guide. Fully functioning examples and downloadable source code bring Coles’ technically accurate and engaging treatment of Transact–SQL into your own hands.

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/44388/sql-server-2008-transactsql-recipes-a-problemsolution-approach/ 2008-07-23T00:00:00.00Z

SQL Server 2008 Transact–SQL Recipes: A Problem–Solution Approach is an example–based guide to the Transact–SQL language that is at the core of SQL Server 2008. Learn to create databases, insert and update data, generate reports, secure your data, and more. Author Joseph Sack takes common Transact–SQL tasks and breaks them down into a problem/solution format that is quick and easy to read so that you can get the job done fast when the pressure is on.

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/44398/pro-sql-server-2008-service-broker/ 2008-07-24T00:00:00.00Z

Service Broker is a key Microsoft product in support of message–based 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 Service–Oriented Architecture that is fast gaining ground as the way forward in application d

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