I've noticed that, as more companies want to run SQL Server applications 24x7x365 interest of clustering has increased dramatically. One of the most asked-for papers about SQL Server 2005 is an update to the clustering whitepaper. Well, its available NOW; an over-100 page treatise by Allan Hirt and Dave Whitney. It covers not only clustering SQL Server 2005 but also Analysis Services 2005. A MUST read. Look for "Failover Clustering for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services" at Microsoft download site.
Over 1000 XEvents in SQL Server 2016 CTP2. Here are the new ones.
Extended events has firmly established itself as the premier diagnostic feature in SQL Server and SQL Server 2016 brings along more events to correspond to