http://blogs.technet.com/b/seanearp/archive/2008/03/01/maintaining-sharepoint-s-sql-backend.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc990273.aspx

Decatec, tramite la Business Unit dedicata alla Microsoft Business Intelligence - Smart BI - propone ed eroga seguenti corsi:

Corsi SQL Server 2008

MOC 6156 What’s new in SQL Server 2008
MOC 2778 Writing Queries Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Transact-SQL
MOC 6158 Updating Your SQL Server 2005 Skills to SQL Server 2008
MOC 6231 Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Database
MOC 6232 Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Database
MOC 6234 Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services
MOC 6235 Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Integration Services
MOC 6236 Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services

Corsi SQL Server 2005

MOC 2779 Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database
MOC 2780 Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database
MOC 2781 Designing Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Server-Side Solutions
MOC 2782 Designing Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Databases
MOC 2783 Designing the Data Tier for Microsoft SQL Server 2005
MOC 2784 Tuning and Optimizing Queries Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005
MOC 2786 Designing a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Infrastructure
MOC 2787 Designing Security for Microsoft SQL Server 2005
MOC 2788 Designing Higth Availabily Database Solutions using SQL Server 2005
MOC 2789 Administering and Automating MS SQL Server 2005 Databases and Servers
MOC 2790 Troubleshooting and Optimizing Database Servers Using MS SQL Server 2005
MOC 2791 Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services
MOC 2792 Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Integration Services
MOC 2793 Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services
MOC 2794 Designing a Business Intelligence Solution Architecture for the Enterprise Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005
MOC 2795 Designing an ETL Solution Architecture Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Integration Services
MOC 2796 Designing an Analysis Solution Architecture Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services
MOC 2797 Designing a Reporting Solution Architecture Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services

http://www.sharepointblues.com/2010/03/15/sql-server-what-every-sharepoint-administrato-should-know-part-1/

http://www.sharepointjoel.com/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=286

http://vspug.com/dwise/2007/11/28/connecting-sql-reporting-services-to-a-sharepoint-list-redux/

http://blogs.msdn.com/johnwpowell/archive/2009/12/15/sharepoint-database-naming-standards.aspx

http://www.toddklindt.com/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=164

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee663474(office.14).aspx

NOTE: it is also possible to upgrade from WSS 3.0 to Sharepoint 2010 Foundation with SQL Server 2008 Remote Blob Storage (RBS) ebnabled.

Decatec lancia il sito della Business Intelligence - BI sulle tecnologie Microsoft

http://www.smartbi.it/

http://sharepointsolutions.com/sharepoint-help/blog/index.php/2009/10/externalizing-blob-storage-in-sharepoint-2010/

http://www.sharepointmadscientist.com/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=48

http://www.sharepointjoel.com/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=274

Sharepoint + SQL Server Integration Services SSIS code samples

http://www.codeplex.com/SQLSrvIntegrationSrv/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=17652

(via http://blogs.msdn.com/chrisfie/archive/2008/12/17/how-to-upgrade-your-existing-microsoft-project-vpc-running-on-sql-2005-to-sql-server-2008.aspx)

http://blogs.msdn.com/mikewat/archive/2008/08/11/upgrading-sharepoint-sql-servers-to-sql-server-2008.aspx

http://www.codeplex.com/SLAM

My friend Vincenzo made SQL Server 2008 Filestream work with Sharepoint 2007 !! (I suppose it's unsupported by MS )

http://vincy2005.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!931A97894C3E2DDE!147.entry

http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2008/08/15/sql-server-2008-support-for-sharepoint-products-and-technologies.aspx

Download the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services addin for Sharepoint - MOSS for native integration

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=200FD7B5-DB7C-4B8C-A7DC-5EFEE6E19005&displaylang=en

http://blogs.msdn.com/shaden/archive/2008/06/23/database-maintenance-for-microsoft-sharepoint-products-and-technologies.aspx

Is the next version of Sharepoint + SQL Server 2008 going to be the real WinFS?

you get transactional (SQL Server 2008) file storage with FILESTREAM + transactional NTFS with Windows 2008 + metadata and search with Sharepoint

http://blogs.msdn.com/toddca/archive/2008/03/23/database-disconnect-issues-with-sharepoint.aspx

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa185404.aspx

(via http://blogs.msdn.com/scaravajal/archive/2008/03/15/sharepoint-and-sql-log-shipping-for-geo-replication.aspx)

http://blogs.technet.com/wbaer/archive/2008/03/13/sql-server-2000-2005-log-shipping-notes-with-sharepoint-products-and-technologies.aspx

Very vague, but it seems it will be possible to use different storage than SQL Server, probably starting with SP1. Might it be in conjunction with SQL Server 2008 Katmai?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938499/

Some Posts:

http://www.21apps.com/2007/06/sql-server-2008-helping-sharepoint.html

SQL Server 2008 - Helping SharePoint Scale cost effectively

(via http://blogs.msdn.com/euanga/archive/2007/06/04/sql-server-2008-formerly-codename-katmai-public-ctp-now-available.aspx)

SQL Server "Katmai" 2008 will be good to Sharepoint  !!!

Quoting from SQL Server "Katmai" 2008 White Paper:

FileStream data

The SQL Server FileStream object allows large binary data to be stored in the file system yet remain an integral part of the database with transactional consistency. This enables the scale out of large binary data to be managed by the database and yet stored on more cost-effective storage and file systems.

Sparse columns

Sparse columns allow users to store object models onto relational data without undergoing large space costs. They also allows users to build complex content management applications with the underlying database.

SQL Server 2005 Mirrroring with Sharepoint

Using Database Mirroring with Office SharePoint Server and Windows SharePoint Services (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=83725&clcid=0x409)