Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Unleashed, Rough Cuts

Description

This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.

This is the industry’s most comprehensive and useful guide to SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2. It presents start-to-finish coverage of SQL Server’s core database server and management capabilities, plus complete introductions to Integration, Reporting, and Analysis Services, application development, and much more.

Four expert SQL Server administrators, developers, and consultants have packed this book with real-world information, tips, guidelines, and samples drawn from their own extensive experience creating and managing complex database solutions. Writing for intermediate-to-advanced-level SQL Server professionals, they focus on the product’s most complex and powerful capabilities, and its newest tools and features. For example, you’ll find invaluable information on administering SQL Server more efficiently, analyzing and optimizing queries, implementing data warehouses, ensuring high availability, and tuning performance.

The accompanying CD-ROM contains an extraordinary library of practical tools and information including sample databases and all code examples. Whether you’re responsible for SQL Server 2008 analysis, design, implementation, support, administration, or troubleshooting, no other book offers you this much value.

• Understand the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 environment, R2’s newest features, and each edition’s capabilities
• Manage SQL Server 2008 more effectively with SQL Server Management Studio, the SQLCMD command-line query tool, and Powershell
• Efficiently manage security, users, backup/restore, replication, Database Mail, and database objects—from tables and indexes to stored procedures and triggers
• Increase availability with clustering, database mirroring, and other features
• Use new Policy-Based Management to centrally configure and operate SQL Server throughout the organization
• Use SQL Server Profiler to capture queries and identify bottlenecks
• Improve performance by optimizing queries, design more effective databases, and manage workloads with the new Resource Governor
• Develop applications using SQL Server 2008’s enhancements to T-SQL and SQLCLR, .NET integration, LINQ to SQL, XML, and XQuery
• Make the most of Analysis Services, Integration Services, and Reporting Services—especially Microsoft’s new R2 reporting improvements
• Improve data security using Column-level and Transparent Data Encryption

 CD-ROM includes:

• 15 additional chapters
• Code samples, scripts, and databases utilized within the book
• Free version of SQL Shot (performance & tuning software)

Sample Content

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          

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