Experienced DBA but New to MS SQLServer

I am an experienced DBA with other DBMSes and am making the transition
to MS SQLServer. What references can members of the MS SQLServer
community recommend for a smoother switch -- essential OEM manuals,
3rd-party books, websites, news groups, online courses, useful
certifications to pursue, do's-don'ts-gotchas lists, etc? Your
experienced insight is greatly appreciated.My advice would be to learn how to find the BOL (Books on line - Query
Analyzer Help File) quickly. BOL has a ton of information.
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Regards,
Jamie
"thomasgsmith" wrote:

> I am an experienced DBA with other DBMSes and am making the transition
> to MS SQLServer. What references can members of the MS SQLServer
> community recommend for a smoother switch -- essential OEM manuals,
> 3rd-party books, websites, news groups, online courses, useful
> certifications to pursue, do's-don'ts-gotchas lists, etc? Your
> experienced insight is greatly appreciated.
>|||I made the transition almost a year ago from Oracle.
I have a link:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pr...y/sqlorpro.mspx
and a nice e-book:
http://www.chriskempster.com/
Good luck,
Yaniv
thejamie wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> My advice would be to learn how to find the BOL (Books on line - Query
> Analyzer Help File) quickly. BOL has a ton of information.
> --
> Regards,
> Jamie
>
> "thomasgsmith" wrote:
>|||Read the MS porting guides
I found this link:
http://labs.microsoft.com/technet/p...y/infmxsql.mspx
By searching for: "Informix porting" on the Microsoft site.
"thomasgsmith" wrote:

> I am an experienced DBA with other DBMSes and am making the transition
> to MS SQLServer. What references can members of the MS SQLServer
> community recommend for a smoother switch -- essential OEM manuals,
> 3rd-party books, websites, news groups, online courses, useful
> certifications to pursue, do's-don'ts-gotchas lists, etc? Your
> experienced insight is greatly appreciated.
>