Download : Building BI Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server PDW AU3

This is another great session on Channel 9 on Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse : PDW- AU3 version

SQL Server is releasing AU3 version of Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) with a new software architecture featuring a cost-based optimizer, stored procedure support, SQL Server security model, as well as the Microsoft TDS protocol that allows native integration with existing Microsoft tools. The new architecture delivers order of magnitude (10x or more) performance improvement compared to the existing AU2 product, and greatly improves connectivity and programmability functionality. This session focuses on the benefits to BI solutions using SQL Server PDW, showing how to integrate PDW AU3 into key BI solutions: Microsoft BI Platform as well as key third-party products. #TEDBI321 

 

you can watch the session at : http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/DBI321

Download : SQL Server 2012 Developer Training Kit

Here is the latest SQL Server 2012 Developer Training Kit. The training Kit covers the following topics:
Download everything at once : here
You can get more details on this page : 

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/6982.sql-server-2012-developer-training-kit-bom-en-us.aspx


    Day 1: Introduction and Database Engine Topics

        Module 1: Introduction to SQL Server 2012
        Module 2: Introduction to SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn
        Module 3: Exploring and Managing SQL Server 2012 Database Engine Improvements
        Module 4: SQL Server 2012 Database Server Programmability

    Day 2: Visual Studio, .NET and Business Intelligence Topics

        Module 5: SQL Server 2012 Application Development
        Module 6: SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Information Management
        Module 7: SQL Server 2012 Business Intelligence

    Hands-On Labs

        Topic: SQL Server 2012 Database Engine
        Topic: Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4.0
        Topic: SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Information Management
        Topic: SQL Server 2012 Business Intelligence
        Topic: Windows Azure and SQL Azure

All content has been tested to work with the following technology releases:

• SQL Server 2012 RTM
• Visual Studio 2010 SP1
• Office 2010 SP1
• SharePoint 2010 SP1 

 Happy Learning