SQJ will launch in conjunction with SolidQ's new SolidQ University-a comprehensive virtual training and conference program, bringing SolidQ's knowledgeable speakers and industry-leading courses, seminars, and presentations directly to IT pros wherever they are.
"Everyone likes to talk about best practices, but real life is messy," notes SolidQ Co-Founder and Managing Director Brian Moran. "Sometimes best practices aren't possible or aren't the best for a particular real world situation. The SolidQ Journal and SolidQ University will offer the world-class knowledge and ‘real practices' you need to succeed within the complex SQL Server ecosystem."

With more top book, magazine, and white paper authors than any other organization in the SQL Server industry, SolidQ has been providing compelling how-to articles, independent insights, and expert guidance for years. Through The SolidQ Journal (SQJ), the organization can now share original content directly with the community and provide a central hub for accessing all the different resources its mentors create.
Designed to meet the real-world needs of IT pros working with Microsoft's SQL Server, Business Intelligence, and development technologies, SQJ will feature the best in-depth features, real-life case studies, practical columns, and seasoned perspectives from its lineup of influential global experts. The free online journal will also focus on community and collaboration, encouraging reader comments and discussions and helping build bridges between different IT teams as well as between IT and business users and managers.

"Being successful in IT is also about people and relationships, not just systems and processes," says Moran, Publisher of SQJ. "Our goal is to help busy IT pros in this constantly changing world make the best decisions about which technologies to use when and where, how to get the most out of their systems, and how to be more productive and effective in their organizations."

SQJ and SQU, along with SQU tuition rates, are currently under development, with the first journal issue planned to coincide with the beginning of SQU's first semester in Q1 2010. Sign up for SolidQ's newsletter at http://www.solidq.com/na/Newsletter.aspx to catch the latest updates or watch the SQJ and SQU websites for news.