[Updated on 01/07/2009]
I would like to list here some of the new white papers that are available about SQL Server 2008:
Auditing in SQL Server 2008
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd392015.aspxTuning the Performance of Change Data Capture in SQL Server 2008
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd266396.aspxThe Data Loading Performance Guide
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd425070.aspxImplementing a SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd459178.aspxSQL Server White Paper: SQL Server 2008 Compliance Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6E1021DD-65B9-41C2-8385-438028F5ACC2&displaylang=enSQL Server 2008 Management Data Warehouse
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd939169.aspxSQL Server 2008 Policy-Based Management
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd938891.aspxUnderstanding and Using PowerShell Support in SQL Server 2008
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd938892.aspxDisk Partition Alignment Best Practices for SQL Server
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd758814.aspxData Compression: Strategy, Capacity Planning and Best Practices
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd894051.aspxSQL Server 2008 Analysis Services Performance Guide
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd542635.aspxEnterprise Policy Management Framework with SQL Server 2008
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd542632.aspxA small note regarding Enterprise Policy Management:
Automating SQL Server 2005/2000 Policy Evaluation
“…. The Enterprise Policy Management Framework version 3.0, a new version of the framework to support policy automated policy evaluation for SQL Server 2000 and 2005 …”
“… The EPM Framework leverages the Central Management Server, PowerShell, Reporting Services 2008, and Policy-Based Management. You will need at least one instance of SQL Server 2008 and an instance of SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services to support the framework. …”
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But these ones are also very important:
SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Technical Reference Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=66D3E6F5-6902-4FDD-AF75-9975AEA5BEA7&displaylang=enRunning SQL Server 2008 in Hyper-V Environment
http://download.microsoft.com/download/d/9/4/d948f981-926e-40fa-a026-5bfcf076d9b9/SQL2008inHyperV2008.docxRegards,
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