Service Broker is a key Microsoft product in support of messagebased processing between applications. Pro SQL Server 2008 Service Broker helps you to take full advantage of this key Microsoft technology, beginning from the fundamentals, moving through installation and application development, and ultimately showing you how to develop highly available and scalable applications based upon the serviceoriented architecture that is quickly gaining ground as the way forward in application development.Comprehensive approach to developing with Service Broker Strong focus on best practices and realworld scenarios Covers the key aspects of distributed application design What you'll learn Understand the fundamentals of messagebased processingInstall Service Broker and manage the environmentDesign databases for serviceoriented applicationsDevelop distributed applicationsBuild in scalability and high availablityApply best practices to avoid future trouble Who this book is for

Pro SQL Server 2008 Service Broker is written for new and existing users of Service Broker who wish to develop serviceoriented and distributed transactions that scale well, that are resilient against failure, and that are as futureproofed as possible from the application of current best practices in Service Broker development. "