Service Broker is a key Microsoft product in support of message-based 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 Service-Oriented Architecture that is fast gaining ground as the way forward in application development. * Comprehensive approach to developing with Service Broker * Strong focus on best practices and real-world scenarios * Covers the key aspects of distributed application design What you'll learn * Understand the fundamentals of message-based processing. * Install Service Broker and manage the environment. * Design databases for service-oriented applications. * Develop distributed applications. * Build in scalability and high availablity. * Apply 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 service-oriented and distributed transactions that scale well, that are resilient against failure, and that are as future-proofed as possible from the application of current best practices in Service Broker development.