Plan for the deployment of databases and data-driven applications that you develop in SQL Server 2008.

 New Installation

     Considerations for Installing the SQL Server Database Engine

     Validating a SQL Server Installation

     Configuring the SQL Server Database Engine

 Upgrade

     Upgrading to SQL Server 2008

 Solution Deployment

     Deploying a Scalable Shared Database

     Deploying SQL Server Express

 See Also

Concepts

Security and Protection (Database Engine)

Other Resources

Product Evaluation (Database Engine)
Getting Started (Database Engine)
Planning and Architecture (Database Engine)
Development (Database Engine)
Operations (Database Engine)
Troubleshooting (Database Engine)
Technical Reference (Database Engine)

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2008 Assistance