Protecting Your SQL Server Databases With Continuous Data Protection 6 Replication Security 9 What’s New For Replication in SQL Server 2005 12 Replication With SQL Server 2005 Express 17 Nosync Initializations 20 Moving Replicated Databases 22 Merge Replication Internals 24 Replication At Work 29 PASS - SQL Server Eye For The Oracle Guy 30.

I’m sure that many of you have other creative and more interest-ing ways of using replication, so we’ve devoted an entire issue thismonth to that topic. We’ve got an inside look at the changes forSQL Server 2005 from Vaqar Pirzada of Microsoft. There havebeen quite a few improvements, so be sure to check that one out.Tony Mann of Mann Publishing, also looks at replication in SQLServer 2005 Express, and sure to check out the Mann Publishingofferings as they’ve been working on quite a few SQL Server 2005publications. We’ve also got not one, but two articles this month from SQLServer MVPs. Merge replication expert and Solid Quality Learningmentor Michael Hotek brings us a look at the internals of mergereplication. We have Paul Ibison bringing us a practical methodof up replication without stressing your network with an unneces-sary snapshot initialization.