This book is a preview of Microsoft's SQL Server 2005 database. SQL Server 2005 is completely .NET integrated, allowing developers to program in any .NET language, conveniently inside the database. This book is a first look at and illustrates the new .NET capabilities of the database. This book has strong appeal to three core audiences: SQL Server developers, .NET developers, and database administrators. After reading this book, developers will be able to build robust, useful and intelligent assemblies that are safe to execute and secure for the organization.
