If you've never met Kimberley Tripp you really should and nows your chance. What Kimberly doesn't know about SQL Server isn't worth knowing, and even then she will probably find out the answer for you from the SQL team directly.
Kimberly is doing a couple of one day seminars on indexes and availability in the UK over the next month. These seminars are great because its such a small group so the level of interaction is really high. Its almost like having a 1-1 consultancy for a whole day.
The details of the seminars are as follows
Kimberly Tripp: Indexes from every angle (Full Day Seminar)
If you want to understand index internals, statistics, how the optimizer chooses indexes, strategies for index coverage, and optimization plans - and just want a better understanding of the SQL Server environment...this fast-paced and rare event is the place to be!
Applicable to both SQL 2000 and 2005, where differences exist they will be discussed.
http://sqlserverfaq.com?eid=71
14th March 2006
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Kimberly Tripp: SQL Server 2005 Practical Guide to Availability and
Recovery
This fast-paced, full-day workshop targets DBAs, IT Implementers, Architects and Developers who want to get a grasp of how to build a resilient system.
In this workshop, we will dive into some of the more important availability features including: Database Mirroring, Piecemeal Restore/Recovery, Online Partial Restore, Instant Initialization, Database Snapshots, Table and Index Partitioning, and Snapshot Isolation.
If you're a developer wanting to know what's possible or a DBA who needs to know what's critical and how to implement it, this is the place to be!
http://sqlserverfaq.com?eid=70