Implementing and managing ArcSDE geodatabases on SQL Server Express - New Podcast Series

There is a series of 3 podcasts by Olena Smith worth checking out on the ESRI Instructional Series Podcasts site dealing with implementing and maintaining desktop and workgroup geodatabases. Desktop (aka personal ArcSDE geodatabase) and workgroup are both ArcSDE geodatabases implemented on SQL Server Express.

The power of these types of geodatabases is that they give you full ArcSDE capabilities (multi-user editing, versioning, replication, archiving, etc…) but only for a limited amount of users and database size.

The series walks through installation, creation, administration and maintenance of these geodatabase types and is a good introduction to their capabilities.

Here are links to the podcast mp3s and transcripts:

Episode 1 - Installing ArcSDE for Microsoft SQL Server Express
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Episode 2 - Creating Desktop and Workgroup Geodatabases
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Episode 3 - Administering and Maintaining Desktop and Workgroup Geodatabases
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Transcript