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Save 50% on New & Top SQL Server Ebooks 

Happy Friday! We have a great opportunity for the SQL Server Community from Microsoft Press. Save 50% off Itzek Ben-Gan’s T-SQL Fundamentals or Leonard Lobel and Andrew Brust’s Programming SQL Server 2012 or many other selected SQL Server 2012 EBooks for a limited time. To get this special deal, all you have to do is purchase from oreilly.com, the official distributor of Microsoft Press books.
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Guest Blog Post: Be the Next contestants tackle SQL Server Security – but do they pass the test? 

Guest Blog Authors: Buck Woody, Senior Technical Professional, Windows Azure and Cloud Computing at Microsoft boB Taylor, Principal Content Publishing Manager MCSM at Microsoft When we put our heads together to figure out the challenges for the reality show Be the Next Microsoft Employee, we had a few requirements that we used as a filter: 1) real-world, 2) top-of-mind, and 3) a must-know for any
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SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 Now Available 

As part of our commitment to delivering and supporting high-quality software to our customers, Microsoft is pleased to announce SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2. Customers with existing investments on SQL Server 2008 R2 are encouraged to explore Service Pack 2.
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New reality show starring SQL Server 

If you haven’t already heard, the Microsoft reality show Be the Next Microsoft Employee kicks off today! We think it’s going to be a great show, but if you don’t believe us, just ask Thomas LaRock, who says the show is “a cross between the first season of the Bachelor and the first season of Survivor.
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SQL Server 2012 Delivers Unparalleled Performance for Telecommunication Companies 

The team here at Microsoft designed SQL Server 2012 to be chock-full of technologies that deliver a major leap forward in performance and include a suite of tools that help make performance more consistent and predictable. Thanks to these major enhancements in performance and scalability, customers can rely on SQL Server 2012 to manage their explosive growth in data volume and complexity.
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Join the SQL Server Team at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2012 

  For those planning to attend the Microsoft World Partner Conference in Toronto next week, this provides an overview of the key SQL Server-related keynotes and sessions at this important event. The SQL Server team would enjoy meeting with you to help you understand how the capabilities of SQL Server can help you to increase your business and to grow your partnership with Microsoft.
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Technology Helps the Next Generation of Graduates 

Today we have a guest post from SQL Server MVP Brian Knight.  Brian is the owner and founder of Pragmatic Works and is also co-founder of SQLServerCentral.com, BIDN.com and SQLShare.com. He runs the local SQL Server users group in Jacksonville (JSSUG), is a contributing columnist at several technical magazines, and does regular webcasts at PragmaticWorks.com.