Description
Thoroughly updated to reflect Microsoft SQL Server 2008's newest features and best practices, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Unleashed is the latest edition of the most comprehensive, best-selling independent reference to Microsoft SQL Server. This book presents comprehensive, real-world guidance for professionals who work with SQL Server, from DBAs to developers, consultants to users. The Authors present detailed, realistic coverage of all aspects of SQL Server, including Installation and upgrades; Management and administration; Data protection and security, including new Transparent Data Encryption and advanced auditing; Creating and managing tables, views, stored procedures, triggers, and user-defined functions; Performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimization, including new Performance System Analysis tools; Transactions, transaction management, and distributed transactions; High availability, clustering, and replication; The newest versions of SQL Server Management Studio and other tools and utilities; and Improvements to reporting, including visualization and improved Microsoft Office integration.
- Comprehensive, independent, and practical coverage for everyone who works with SQL Server 2008: DBAs, developers, architects, users, consultants, and more
- Covers all of SQL Server 2008's most important improvements, in areas ranging from analysis to security to performance Designed to help experienced professionals build on their current knowledge as they move to SQL Server 2008
Table of Contents
Part I: Welcome to Microsoft SQL Server
1 SQL Server 2008 Overview
2 What's New in SQL Server 2008
3 Examples of SQL Server Implementations
Part II: SQL Server Tools and Utilities
4 SQL Server Management Studio
5 SQL Server Command-Line Utilities
6 SQL Server Profiler
Part III: SQL Server Administration
7 SQL Server System and Database Administration
8 Installing SQL Server 2008
9 Upgrading to SQL Server 2008
10 Client Installation and Configuration
11 Security and User Administration
12 Data Security
13 Security and Compliance
14 Database Backup and Restore
15 Database Mail
16 SQL Server Scheduling and Notification
17 Automating SQL Server Tasks using PowerShell
18 SQL Server High Availability
19 Replication
20 Database Mirroring
21 SQL Server Clustering
Part IV: Database Administration
22 Creating and Managing Databases
23 Creating and Managing Tables
24 Creating and Managing Indexes
25 Implementing Data Integrity
26 Creating and Managing Views in SQL Server
27 Creating and Managing Stored Procedures
28 Creating and Managing User-Defined Functions
29 Creating and Managing Triggers
30 Transaction Management and the Transaction Log
31 Database Snapshots
32 Database Maintenance
Part V: SQL Server Performance and Optimization
33 Data Structures,Indexes and Performance
34 Understanding Query Optimization
35 Query Analysis
36 Locking and Performance
37 Database Design and Performance
38 Monitoring SQL Server Performance
39 A Performance and Tuning Methodology
40 What's New for Transact-SQL in SQL Server 2008
41 Creating .Net CLR Objects in SQL Server 2008
42 Using XML in SQL Server 2008
Part VII: SQL Server Business Intelligence Features
43 SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services
44 SQL Server Integration Services
45 SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services
Part VIII: Bonus Chapters on the CD
46 Managing Linked and Remote Servers
47 Configuring, Tuning, and Optimizing SQL Server Options
48 Administering Very Large SQL Server Databases
49 SQL Server Disaster Recovery Planning
50 Transact-SQL Programming Guidelines, Tips, and Tricks
51 SQL Server and the .NET Framework
52 SQL Server Web Services
53 SQL Server Service Broker
54 SQL Server Full-Text Search
Purchase Info
ISBN-10: 0-7686-9658-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-7686-9658-5
Format: On-line Supplement
$59.99
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