I have removed the KB article list and some items which I don't think are relevant to small business / ISV partners, however the full info can be found on the blog page too
Events / WebCasts
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
TechNet Webcast: Deliver Actionable Insight Throughout Your Organization with Data Mining (Part 1 of 3): Your First Project with SQL Server Data Mining (Level 200) – Thursday, November 01, 2007
8:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Many users are intrigued and excited to see data mining available in the Microsoft SQL Server product, but many don't know how to start using these features. In this webcast, we lead you through the first steps to success for your data mining projects. We look at the overall architecture of data mining and the kinds of problems that can be solved. We also look at important points for your first project, such as choosing the right algorithms and testing your mining models.
TechNet Webcast: Deliver Actionable Insight Throughout Your Organization with Data Mining (Part 1 of 3): Your First Project with SQL Server Data Mining (Level 200)
MSDN Webcast: Building Spatial Applications with SQL Server 2008 (Level 300) – Thursday, November 01, 2007 9:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 delivers new spatial data types that enable you to consume, use, and extend location-based data through spatial-enabled applications. Attend this webcast to learn how to use spatial functionality in next version of SQL Server to build and optimize spatial queries.
MSDN Webcast: Building Spatial Applications with SQL Server 2008 (Level 300)
TechNet Webcast: SQL Server 2008 Performance and Scalability Technologies (Level 300) – Thursday, November 01, 2007 9:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 supports very large databases, enterprise-scale reporting systems, and data warehouses. It provides growing database systems with tools and features to optimize performance, scale up individual servers, and scale out very large databases. SQL Server 2008 is designed to take advantage of the latest hardware technologies to support server consolidation. Throughout this presentation, we look into SQL Server 2008 performance and scalability technologies and show how you can use these technologies to provide optimal performance and responsiveness for your large data solutions.
TechNet Webcast: SQL Server 2008 Performance and Scalability Technologies (Level 300)
TechNet Webcast: Rich Report Design with SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services (Level 200) – Thursday, November 01, 2007 1:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Join this webcast to learn more about the report authoring capabilities to be delivered with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services. We provide a deep dive on designing reports with SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services. Learn about all of the new features and usability enhancements in report design. Have you heard about Tablix? Come find out exactly what it is and how it will make report authoring much easier and more powerful.
TechNet Webcast: Rich Report Design with SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services (Level 200)
MSDN Webcast: Build Smart Web Applications with SQL Server Data Mining (Level 200) – Friday, November 02, 2007 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Web applications typically generate large quantities of data, often capturing important aspects of your customers' behavior. What you may not realize is that this data can be excellent for data mining, and the results can be extremely useful in building out smarter applications and Web interfaces. In this session, we introduce the concept of a "smart application" and walk through specific examples of how to build these compelling technologies in for your own Web audience.
MSDN Webcast: Build Smart Web Applications with SQL Server Data Mining (Level 200)
MSDN Webcast: Building Adaptive Applications with SQL Server Data Mining (Level 300) – Thursday, November 08, 2007 1:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
There are many interesting and well-known uses of data mining for business analysis. However, for the application developer, data mining can also be useful for building adaptive, "intelligent" applications. In this webcast, we demonstrate how to build a simple application with Microsoft SQL Server Data Mining that collects data about usage as it goes along, and then uses that data to offer smart defaults—a truly adaptive application.
MSDN Webcast: Building Adaptive Applications with SQL Server Data Mining (Level 300)
Momentum Webcast: A "Sneak Peek" Overview of SQL Server 2008 (Level 100) – Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Join us for this Microsoft SQL Server 2008 webcast to learn all about its new features. SQL Server 2008, the next release of Microsoft SQL Server, provides a comprehensive data platform that is more secure, reliable, manageable, and scalable for your mission-critical applications. We explain how SQL Server 2008 enables developers to create new applications that can store and consume any type of data on any device, empowering all your users to make informed decisions with relevant insights. For organizations to be successful and thrive in today's world of data, they need a vision that addresses key data trends. The Microsoft data platform vision enables organizations to meet these data explosion needs and the next generation of data-driven applications. Discover how SQL Server 2008 can help you get the right information to the right people in the right format on the right device.
Momentum Webcast: A "Sneak Peek" Overview of SQL Server 2008 (Level 100)
MSDN Webcast: SQL Server 2008 Advanced Troubleshooting with Extended Events (Level 200) – Wednesday, November 14, 2007 9:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Diagnosing production issues affecting Microsoft SQL Server can be difficult and time consuming. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 introduces Extended Events, which provide deep visibility into the inner workings of SQL Server and give the power to diagnose what were once impossible problems while having minimal impact on a running system. In this webcast, we introduce the SQL Server Extended Events features, describe the architecture of Extended Events, and explain how you can use Extended Events to diagnose real issues.
MSDN Webcast: SQL Server 2008 Advanced Troubleshooting with Extended Events (Level 200)
Microsoft Webcast: Business Solutions with SQL Server 2008 (Level 100) – Wednesday, November 14, 2007 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Learn more about how Microsoft SQL Server 2008 provides customers with a trusted, productive, and intelligent platform for business applications. See how SQL Server 2008 can be used to provide a reliable platform with lower cost for key business scenarios like business intelligence, data warehousing, mission-critical applications, and server consolidation.
Microsoft Webcast: Business Solutions with SQL Server 2008 (Level 100)
TechNet Webcast: Deliver Actionable Insight Throughout Your Organization with Data Mining (Part 2 of 3): Understand SQL Server Data Mining Add-ins for the 2007 Office System (Level 200) – Thursday, November 15, 2007 11:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Microsoft SQL Server Data Mining Add-ins for Excel empower information workers with an easy-to-use, yet remarkably complete, set of tools for predictive analysis, directly within their tool of choice – Microsoft Office Excel. Attend this webcast to understand how add-ins can enable your employees to utilize this simple and powerful technology to perform advanced analysis.
TechNet Webcast: Deliver Actionable Insight Throughout Your Organization with Data Mining (Part 2 of 3): Understand SQL Server Data Mining Add-ins for the 2007 Office System (Level 200)
Further on-demand webcasts are available here: http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetsqlserver2005.mspx
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TRM contributors this month were Mark Hawkins, Justin Zarb, Gareth Ford