SQL Server Magazine December 2008

[Focus]
Create a failover cluster to get SQL Server up and running quickly in the event of a hardware failure.
By Denny Cherry
[Features]
See how to put the SQL Server 2008 GEOGRAPHY and GEOMETRY data types to work in your applications.
By Tyler Chessman
The new, asynchronous CDC feature built into the SQL Server 2008 relational database engine replaces the need to create custom CDC solutions and provides better performance.
By Derek Comingore
[Editorial]
Do you want to run SQL Server and other mission-critical applications from the cloud?
By Michael Otey
[Reader to Reader]
Here's a solution you can use when you need to disable XML validation yet have Service Broker continue processing when it encounters a poison message.
By Readers
[T-SQL Black Belt]
One way to use arrays as input for stored procedures is to employ dynamic SQL.
By Itzik Ben-Gan
[New Products]
Check out new and improved SQL Server–related products from SiSense, Embarcadero Technologies, Fortinet, InstallAware, and xhoto.
By Editors
[SELECT TOP(X)]
Not all SQL Server 2008 editions are created equal—check out 20 cool features that are found only in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition.
By Michael Otey
[Tool Time with Kevin Kline]
Use this free tool to create and modify Extended Events sessions and metadata files.
By Kevin Kline
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