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   The Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) is an independent, not-for-profit association, dedicated to supporting, educating, and promoting the Microsoft SQL Server community. From local user groups and special interest groups (Virtual Chapters) to webcasts and the annual PASS Community Summit the largest gathering of SQL Server professionals in the world PASS is dedicated to helping its members Connect, Share, and Learn by:

• Facilitating member networking and exchange of information through our websites, Chapters, annual Summits, regional and local events, and virtual communities
• Working with Microsoft to influence the evolution of SQL Server products and services

Delivering high quality, up-to-date, technical content, presentations, and other educational material for professional development.  For more information, visit  http://sqlpass.org/  .

    TEKsystems^® is the leading IT staffing and services company. Our capabilities span a wide range of services: from technical staff augmentation and direct placement services, to full management of IT projects and comprehensive workforce management solutions. For more information, visit http://www.teksystems.com/.

    Global Knowledge is the worldwide leader in IT and business skills training. We deliver via training centers, private facilities, and the Internet, enabling our customers to choose when, where, and how they want to receive training programs and learning services. The Global Knowledge corporate headquarters are located in Cary, North Carolina. For more information, visit www.globalknowledge.com/.

    Apress is a technical publisher devoted to meeting the needs of IT professionals, software developers, and programmers, with more than 700 books in print and a continually expanding portfolio of publications. Apress provides high-quality, no-fluff content in print and electronic formats that help serious technology professionals build a comprehensive pathway to career success. Apress PDF eBooks are always 30% off the cover price of the printed book. Start building your library—buy a few! For more information, visit http://www.apress.com/.

  CozyRoc is the leading provider of third-party extensions for Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services. The company's flagship product is called CozyRoc SSIS+ and includes 30 advanced components for secure communications, compression, encryption, script reuse, EDI data processing, integration with IBM DB2, Oracle, Salesforce, and Amazon. The SSIS+ product is successfully used and deployed in more than 25 countries around the world. For more information, visit http://cozyroc.com/.

   Manning Publications publishes computer books for professionals--programmers, system administrators, designers, architects, managers and others. We think of our authors as the most valuable part of our business. We respect our readers and consider their interests and preferences every working day. Manning is a small, personal, old-world publisher where an author's opinion is sought and a reader's message is answered. All books are also available in ebook PDF format at a discount of the hard copy version. You can later upgrade to the hard copy version. For more information, visit http://www.manning.com/. 

A featured book is SQL Server MVP Deep Dives - Edited by Paul Nielsen, Kalen Delaney, and others. This book includes contributions from 53 SQL Server MVP's. Purchase of the printed book includes the eBook. For more book information, visit http://www.manning.com/nielsen/.

    O'Reilly Media is the premier information source for leading-edge computer technologies. We communicate the knowledge of experts through our books, conferences, and web sites. O'Reilly authors are experts in their fields and they have a platform to share their ideas and knowledge with the world. Many O'Reilly books are available in eBook format in PDF, mobi, and epub format. For more information, visit http://oreilly.com/.

  The Pearson Education User Group Program provides our group with  books from many publishers. InformIT is the online presence for the world's leading technology publishers. It's your source for reliable and qualified content and knowledge, providing access to the leading brands, authors, and contributors from the tech community. Publishing brands include Pearson Education, Addison Wesley, Prentice Hall, Que, Sams, Cisco Press, IBM Press, and Exam Cram. For more information, visit InformIT at http://www.informit.com/store/browse.aspx?st=60372.

 Quest Software provides many high-quality development and infrastructure management tools. Quest provides Smart Systems Management with tools for Windows Management, Database Management, Application Management, and Virtualization Management. For more information, visit www.quest.com.

   Red Gate Software has produced ingeniously simple tools for over 500,000 Microsoft technology professionals worldwide. We currently specialize in MS SQL Server, .NET and email archiving tools. Our SQL Toolbelt is the simplest and most effective way to access all the SQL Server tools that you need, to get your job done, the way you want to do it. SQL Toolbelt is a single installer of thirteen essential database tools, including SQL Compare, SQL Prompt and SQL Backup, and is the industry standard in the world's leading companies. For more information, visit http://www.red-gate.com/. 

   SQL Sentry, Inc. delivers software products that optimize the performance of Microsoft® SQL Server® environments. SQL Sentry Performance Advisor® for Analysis Services provides unparalleled insight into Analysis Services performance, including bottlenecks related to memory, storage systems, aggregation usage, queries and processing. SQL Sentry Performance Advisor for SQL Server delivers an advanced performance dashboard with relevant Windows and SQL Server metrics in a single view along with detailed insight of heavy SQL, blocking, deadlocks, and disk bottlenecks. SQL Sentry Event Manager® is the ultimate scheduling, alerting and response system for managing SQL Server jobs and other events that impact performance. The combination of these products enables customers to monitor their SQL Server environments with confidence, and quickly diagnose and solve complex performance problems as they arise. The are headquartered in Huntersville, North Carolina. For more information, visit http://www.sqlsentry.com/.

 Telerik is a leading vendor of development, team productivity, and automated testing tools, as well as UI components and content management solutions for Microsoft .NET. For more information, visit http://www.telerik.com/.

   Wrox Press was established in 1992 to publish books for computer programmers, is driven by the Programmer to Programmer philosophy. Wrox books are written by programmers for programmers, and the Wrox brand means authoritative solutions to real-world programming problems. Wrox's unique author-editorial process delivers the best and most useful information you need in the timeliest manner. Many books are also available in PDF eBook format. For more information, visit http://www.wrox.com/WileyCDA/.