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We’re happy to announce that Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Administrator's Pocket Consultant, Second Edition , by William Stanek, has shipped to the printer. The book’s ISBN is 9780735627383, the book includes 17 chapters and 736 pages, and it will be available after April 21. The book’s first edition...

In 2010, we will be creating online communities where people can contribute and collaborate on exam questions for several live exams. We hope to establish a community-based item pool that not only taps into the real-world expertise of industry professionals but also opens the door for more influencers...

Looking to ramp up on SQL Server 2008? We just released a new 16-hour e-learning collection (8 individual two-hour courses): Get it here: Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008

We’re pleased to announce that Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2008: T-SQL Programming , by Itzik Ben-Gan, Dejan Sarka, Roger Wolter, Greg Low, Ed Katibah, and Isaac Kunen (Kalen Delaney Series Editor; Solid Quality Mentors) shipped to the printer today (Microsoft Press, 2010; ISBN: 9780735626027;...

This truly is an exciting day for me personally and all of us here at Team MCT. To see this event coming to life and running is great. In 12 hours, I will be starting the Opening session for the MCT Virtual Summit. We are well over a thousand people in attendance and climbing every hour, I find that...

We’re seeing a tremendous demand for Business Intelligence books. The field is growing, even in a down economy. This is basically a reflection of the need to make sense of an enormous, and ever-expanding, quantity of data. And also SQL Server’s maturity as a platform for BI and its smoother...

While writing this post about the new Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2008: T-SQL Querying by Itzik Ben-Gan, I emailed the author for a little assistance. Itzik is not only a T-SQL expert, master teacher, and bestselling author, he’s also a wonderful person and friend. Most of the time, he’s traveling the...

Just a quick post to say that MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-433): Microsoft SQL Server 2008—Database Development   (ISBN: 978-0735626393; 496 pages; Microsoft Press, 2009), by Tobias Thernström, Ann Weber, Mike Hotek, and GrandMasters, has shipped to the printer!       ...

We’re very happy to announce that J.C. Mackin and Charlie Russel have shipped Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Administrator’s Companion (Microsoft Press, 2009; ISBN: 9780735625259; 768 pages)! This guide covers components for both the Standard and Premium Editions of Windows Essential...

As many of you know, William Stanek writes many books for IT Professionals and he is the series editor for Microsoft Press’s Administrator’s Pocket Consultant series. In the spirit of my earlier posts describing positive-review streaks by Dino Esposito and Sayed Hashimi & William Bartholomew , I...

We had a request from reader Michael Goldshteyn. He’d like us to post the table of contents for Kalen Delaney’s new Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Internals . It’s our pleasure, Michael. Here you go!

We received an email from Aaron C. asking about Training Kits for Microsoft certification upgrade exams: “Will a book be created for 70-453? I have noticed that some of the upgrade exams are not getting books created. When I was taking 70-648 I needed to read both books for 640 and 642. My next task...

I m Ken Jones, a product planner at Microsoft Learning. I plan Microsoft Press books, particularly the Training Kit and SQL Server series. I also plan ILT (Instructor-Led Training) and e-Learning courseware, but my first love is books. At Microsoft Press, my job is what most publishers would call an...