Table of Contents

The Service Broker Programming Model.- Fundamentals of Message-Based Processing.- Introducing Service Broker.- Service Broker in Action.- Service Broker Activation.- Service Broker with Managed Code.- Locking and Transaction Management.- Distributed Service Broker Applications.- Advanced Service Broker Programming.- Advanced Distributed Service Broker Programming.- Service-Oriented Database Architecture.- Real-World Application Scenarios.- High Availability and Scalability.- Administration.

About the Author

Klaus Aschenbrenner is a software architect for ANECON in Vienna, Austria. He has worked with .NET since its release in 2000 and is an internationally recognized .NET expert and a two-time "Most Valuable Professional" for Visual C#. He travels around the world helping clients design and develop highly-scalable solutions using SQL Server 2005 and Service Broker. Klaus is the founder of .NET User Group Styria and also the country lead for SQLPASS Austria.