MVVM

MSDN has recently published an article titled 'Problems and Solutions with Model-View-ViewModel.'  The article asks the questions

When is the MVVM design pattern applicable to RIA and desktop apps? When is it unnecessary?

SQL Server Performance Tuning

Buck Woody offers up a virtual cornucopia of links on SQL Server Performance Tuning in this post.

Visual Studio Scrum 1.0

Obviously, Agile Development and Scrums are hot topics these days.  Microsoft has introduced Visual Studio Scrum 1.0, a new process template for Team Foundation Server 2010. 

ASP.NET MVC Training Links

If you are looking for some training or a introduction to ASP.NET MVC, here are some links:

http://www.asp.net/mvc/videos/aspnet-mvc-for-the-rest-of-us-part-1
http://www.asp.net/mvc/videos/aspnet-mvc-for-the-rest-of-us-part-2
http://www.asp.net/mvc/videos/aspnet-mvc-for-the-rest-of-us-part-3
More on ASP.NET MVC
Migrating from ASP.NET MVC 1 to 2
ASP.NET MVC for Web Form Programmers
Get ASP.NET MVC 2