The expert tuition and approach to rapid learning in Accelerated SQL Server 2008, one of the first SQL Server 2008 books available, will enable SQL Server and other database professionals to make the leap to the 2008 release of Microsoft's flagship database management system quickly. Take full advantage of the features of SQL Server 2008, know what tools are available, and quickly realize the power and ease of use that SQL Server 2008 has to offer.Lightningfast introduction to SQL Server 2008 Written by top experts in the field Provides a solid grounding in key features and technologies What you'll learn Manage SQL Server installations through the brandnew Declarative Management FrameworkProtect yourself from downtime with highavailability features such as failover clusteringSpeed your applications by taking advantage of new performanceenhancement features in SQL Server 2008Find what you need using fulltext searchStore, retrieve, and manage XML in the databaseDerive competitive advantage from business intelligence tools such as Analysis Services and Reporting Services Who this book is for

Database professionals who need to make the leap to SQL Server 2008, and who need to make that leapquickly. This audience primarily includes users of previous releases of SQL Server such as SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005. The audience also includes database professionals with experience on competing platforms who are moving laterally to SQL Server.

John Roberts directs this romantic comedy following a pair of sisters who head to Cuba to scatter the ashes of their deceased father. Rosa (Eva Birthistle), a committed socialist, is determined to rescue the memory of her father from the fate her stepmother has planned: using his ashes to make a golf trophy. In tribute to her father's glamorous past as a revolutionary who once visited Cuba, she steals the ashes and heads to the Caribbean island in the company of her more materialistic sister Ailie (Charity Wakefield) and their friend Conway (Bryan Dick). They come face-to-face with both the good and bad of the island in the form of conman Ernesto (Christopher Simpson) and protective tour guide Tomas (Carlos Acosta). How will the experience change them?