SQL from India
Some really neat papers are out.
Predeployment I/O Best Practices - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/bestpractice/pdpliobp.mspx Partial Database Availability - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/bestpractice/pdbavail.mspx Comparing Tables Organized with Clustered Indexes versus Heaps - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/bestpractice/clusivsh.mspx SQL Server 2005 Deployment Guidance for Web Hosting Environments - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/bestpractice/SQL2005DGWHE.mspx Resolving Common Connectivity Issues in SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services Connectivity Scenarios - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/bestpractice/CISQL2005ASCS.mspx Implementing Application Failover with Database Mirroring - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/bestpractice/implappfailover.mspx