Microsoft SQL Server Resources Quick Reference

• Pricing and Licensing FAQ for SQL Server 2005
• SQL Server™ 2000 Reporting Services Deployment Guide
• SQL Server 2005 Upgrade Technical Reference Guide
• Books Online
• SQL Server Developer Center
• Compare Microsoft SQL Server with Oracle Database
• Types of Concurrency Control
• Getting Started with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 
• SQL Server 2008 Books Online (December 2008) 
• SQL Server Analysis Services - Multidimensional Data Planning and Architecture (Analysis Services - Data Mining)
• Best Practices for Data Warehousing with SQL Server 2008
• Microsoft SQL Server Community Projects & Samples , codeplex.com
• Microsoft SQL Server Community Samples: End to End , codeplex.com

Case Study

• Turkey’s Arcelik Moving 5 Terabyte SAP database from Oracle to SQL Server 2008
• China’s UFIDA Software Finds Enterprise-Grade Scalability with SQL Server 2008
•  Microsoft SQL Server & SAP
• SQL Server 2008 R2 Helps Credit Card Company Scale and Secure Mission-Critical Systems
  

Reporting Services

• Demo: SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services Demo
• Marketing site : http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/reporting.aspx
  

Security and Protection (Database Engine)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb510589.aspx

Reading list:

• http://www.microsoft.com/learning/sql/2008/offer/default.mspx
• http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/E/F/EEF7EA76-A2DE-4741-B1A3-4524257C3666/SQLServer2008_CertPath_MCM_MCA.pdf
• http://www.microsoft.com/learning/sql/2008/default.mspx
• http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/offers/secondshot/default.mspx
• http://blogs.msdn.com/jimmymay/archive/2008/10/14/disk-partition-alignment-for-sql-server-slide-deck.aspx