[Goodies] On Demand Webcasts (November)
MSDN Webcast: T-SQL Enhancements in SQL Server 2005—Level 200
A lot has changed in the world of T-SQL with the next version of SQL Server. See how efficient you can become with the new T-SQL enhancements. You can cross tab in seconds with the PIVOT statement, perform recursive queries much more easily with Common Table Expressions, manipulate XML data more easily with the XML data type and aggregate with ease using the new TOP functions. Take a look at the new T-SQL enhancements and SQL Server data types and see how to choose between CLR Stored Procedures and T-SQL.
Presenter: Rob Jackson, MSDN Developer Comm Champion, Microsoft Corporation
TechNet Webcast: End-user, Ad Hoc Reporting in SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services—Level 200
End-user, ad hoc reporting was the most requested addition to Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000 Reporting Services. The latest release of SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services includes this highly anticipated functionality. Join this webcast to learn all you need to know about this powerful enhancement to Reporting Services. The discussion will include an examination of its architecture as well as extensive demonstrations of how it works and what you can do with this capability.
Presenters: Brian Welcker, Group Program Manager; Carolyn Chau, Senior Program Manager, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, Microsoft Corporation
MSDN Events Reloaded - Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 Overview—Level 200
Discover the significant advances that ASP.NET 2.0 will offer to Web application developers to dramatically reduce the number of lines of code required for common tasks. Explore new features such as Personalization, Master Pages, Navigation Controls, and Web Part customization, as well as productivity enhancements in Visual Studio 2005.
Presenter: Geoff Snowman, MSDN Developer Comm Champion, Microsoft Corporation