TechNet Webcast: SQL Server 2005 SP2 Tools and Improvements (Level 200)  

In this webcast, we discuss the broad range of tools available for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 (SP2). If you are a database administrator or IT professional who is new to SQL Server 2005 or would like to see a few of the great scenarios enabled by SP2, you should attend this session. We cover several tools and features that are new or improved in SP2, including Management Studio, Best Practices Analyzer, multi-instance maintenance plans, custom reports, script generation, and the Copy Database Wizard.

Presenter: Paul A. Mestemaker II, Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation

Paul Mestemaker has been a program manager on the Microsoft SQL Server team for almost two years. He is currently the community lead for the SQL Server Manageability team, which is responsible for almost every SQL Server tool available, including Management Studio, Profiler, Database Engine Tuning Advisor, Server Management Objects (SMO), Configuration Manager, Surface Area Configuration, and Best Practices Analyzer. For the past year, Paul has spent much of his time working on the improvements in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 (SP2).