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SQL Server Training: Best Career Investment
SQL Server 2005 training is now available on 21 full-motion CD-ROMs with audio narration for configuration, administration, programming, data transfer and design. Learn SQL Server 2005 the fun way! Multimedia training is far more effective than live class training. It simulates the real-world environment for excellent memory retention and success on the job as an IT professional. You can stop the video any time and practice the lesson on your SQL Server. Learn from your own computer at a pace that suits you. You can replay the video and audio instructional units as many times as you need to. Save big over expensive, slow classroom training with inexperienced instructors. Learn the new features of SQL Server 2005 from The World Leader in SQL Server Training.

The Best SQL Server 2005 Training
Administration, Design, and Programming are all included in this easy-to-learn video/audio CD-ROM collection from Silico-Magnetic Intelligence. Whether you are learning SQL Server 2005 Administration for the first time or adding to your professional skills set, you will find that SMI’s Practical Training via full-motion CD-ROM™ contains thorough, outstanding, well-prepared content that is second to none. Like training one-on-one with an experienced database professional, each unit is presented in full-motion screen image video allowing you to see the steps and hear the explanations.

Instructions by a Top SQL Expert
The instructor is Kalman Toth,  video MCDBA, Senior SQL Server 2000/2005 Architect. By mastering one CD-ROM a day, you can become a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 administrator in 21 days. Naturally, you can also proceed at your own pace, be it ten days or ten weeks. The comprehensive CD-ROM course is focused on practical solutions to real-world database, client and server administration and programming problems. Full-motion screen video and rich audio make the subject matter understandable, and reusable as reference material in the future.

Audience for SQL Server 2005 Training
Database administrators (DBA-s) and system administrators, who implement and manage Microsoft SQL Server 2005 RDBMS; MCITP, MCTS and MCSE candidates; VB, Web, .NET, Java, C++ and database developers; systems analysts and software engineers who need to know more about the administration and programming of SQL Server 2005 as well as logical data modelling and database design.

Prerequisites for Multimedia SQL Server 2005 Training
SQL Server 2005 learners must have a solid working knowledge of the Windows environment. Any database or programming experience is a huge plus. This is the most extensive, practical and the best Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Administration multimedia training currently available in North America, or anywhere in the World.

Objective: Excellence in Database Professions
The CD-ROM based course will allow learners to identify and configure all major aspects of a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 RDBMS. It shows and tells applying live screen image video and audio, how to install and configure an SQL Server 2005, create and manage databases and database devices both in Management Studio and with scripts in Query Editor, backup and restore SQL Server 2005 databases, design, create and manage database objects, program in transact-SQL, import and export data, implement automated tasks and optimize the performance of SQL Server 2005. There is strong emphasis on practical applications and real life examples. (See full list below)

About the Industry Expert Trainer
Kalman Toth, MCDBA, is a designer of over 60 databases worldwide with 15 years of database administration and development experience on SQL server 4.2, 6.5, 7.0, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005 and Sybase. His clients include: Citibank, Bank of Sweden, Deloitte-Touche, Swiss Bank, Lehman Brothers, Salomon Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Reuters, IBM and major consumer website companies. He holds an M.Phil. degree in Computing Science and Physics from Columbia University, where he taught computer science.

CD 22: Bonus
The bonus CD-ROM features practical business survival scripts for SQL Server 2005 database administrators, designers and developers. It has as well a collection of important ready-to-run utilities. The bonus CD also includes a complete set of accounting database table definitions for GL, AP, AR and Inventory.

CD 23: SQL Server 2005 Express
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is the free, easy-to-use, lightweight version of SQL Server 2005. Using Microsoft Visual Studio Express or the development tool of your choice, you can start building applications right away. Best of all, as your needs grow, your applications will seamlessly work with the rest of the SQL Server product family. Easily manage SQL Server Express with the Community Technology Preview (CTP) of SQL Server Management Studio Express, a new tool designed specifically to handle basic database administration tasks.

Bonus Book 1: Pro SQL Server 2005
Authored by Thomas Rizzo, Director of SQL Server Group at Microsoft, Adam Machanic, Julian Skinner, Louis Davidson, Robin Dewson, Jan D. Narkiewicz, Joseph Sack & Rob Walters. Pro SQL Server 2005, 704 pages, takes a thorough look at the full range of SQL Server enhancements, and includes meaningful and relevant examples showing how these new features work and how you can build applications effectively. This book provides an extensive examination of all of the major new functionality in SQL Server 2005, covering topics that are essential for DBAs and developers alike, including: T-SQL programming, CLR integration and assembly programming, using SQL Server Integration Services for data extraction, transformation, and loading, the new native XML datatype and how to use it, security enhancements and Service Broker . SQL Server 2005 is a vast new release and each author provides practical, in-depth coverage of the core topics in their specialist areas – always illustrated with practical examples.

Bonus Book 2: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Administrator's Pocket Consultant
Here's the utterly practical, pocket-sized reference of 544 pages by Microsoft Press for IT professionals who need to administer, optimize, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server 2005 in their organization. This unique guide provides essential details for using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 to help protect and manage your company's data-whether automating tasks; creating indexes and views; performing backups and recovery; replicating transactions; tuning performance; managing server activity; importing and exporting data; or performing other key tasks. Featuring quick-reference tables, lists, and step-by-step instructions, this handy, one-stop guide provides fast, accurate answers on the spot-whether you're in the server room or getting called on an airplane! Portable and precise, this pocket-sized guide delivers immediate answers for the day-to-day administration of SQL Server 2005. Zero in on core support and maintenance tasks using extensive index, tables, and figures. You’ll get the precise information you need to solve problems and get the job done whether you’re at your desk or in the field!

21 CD-ROMs Equivalent to 3 Years of Job Experience
SMI's CD-based SQL Server 2005 training is like training one-on-one with an international industry expert -- full motion screen video allows you to see the steps, hear the explanations, and perform the critical tasks. This is the complete training solution for passing related certification exams, excelling on an interview and performing well in the workplace. It is convenient, giving you the freedom to learn at your own pace, wherever and whenever it suits your schedule. CD-ROM is easy to use, with streamlined interface featuring one-click navigation. 100% guaranteed.

One Year of Free Updates
Price includes 1 year of free updates from the time of purchase. Updated cd-s will be provided at no extra charge during this period.