Extending Enterprise Search Capabilities to your BI Applications

Quickly get up and running on the key concepts of delivering business intelligence search using features in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and SQL Server 2005. As an added bonus download the sample content below and walk through the process step-by-step with the whitepaper.

http://www.microsoft.com/bi/resources/whitepapers.aspx

http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/2/a/72ae11fe-564d-4756-a878-eccb2e0692d7/BI%20Search%20Technical%20White%20Paper.doc

ETL Performance: Unisys and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Speed Up the Process

Unisys and Microsoft prove SQL Server 2005 supports 64-bit parallel processing and delivers high levels of Extraction, Transformation and Loading (ETL) performance on Unisys ES7000 servers. This white paper summarizes the results of collaborative testing between Microsoft and Unisys running ETL processes on Intel® Xeon® (32-bit) and Intel® Itanium® 2 (64-bit) based ES7000 servers.

http://www.unisys.com/eprise/main/admin/corporate/doc/ELTSQL.pdf

SQL Server 2005 Samples and Sample Databases

SQL Server code samples and sample databases are now hosted on CodePlex. Codeplex is the project hosting site for Microsoft SQL Server Samples and Community Projects. The portal page for SQL Server on Codeplex catalogs samples included with Product Releases, samples from the community, and independent SQL Server Community projects.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e719ecf7-9f46-4312-af89-6ad8702e4e6e&DisplayLang=en

http://codeplex.com/SqlServerSamples

SQL Server 2005: Performance Tuning and Optimization Datasheet

This 4-day delivery provides participants with in-depth technical knowledge on performance tuning and optimization techniques for SQL Server 2005. Performance tools such as SQLdiag and Performance Monitor are covered in detail.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9b180e91-34e7-4274-9a4f-78562b926358&DisplayLang=en

SQL 2005 Webcasts and Virtual Labs

SQL Server 2005 is data management and analysis software that delivers enhanced security, availability, and scalability to mission-critical data applications—while making them easier to develop, deploy, and manage.  Choose from a wide range of live and on-demand webcasts.  Or take part in a virtual lab, which allows you to cut your teeth on the new platform by experimenting with its different capabilities.

SQL Server 2005 Webcasts

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