Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Unleashed

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Unleashed offers comprehensive coverage of SQL Server 2005 that goes beyond the basic syntax and information you€ll find in the product manuals, providing in-depth information derived from the authors€ real-world experience to help you build upon your working knowledge of the product and take your experience and knowledge to a higher level. This book focuses primarily on the information needed by system and database administrators, as well as for users with overlapping duties as both DBA and developer. Included is extensive coverage of the new features and upgraded tools and capabilities of SQL Server 2005, including .NET Framework integration, Integration Services, Service Broker, Database Mirroring and Snapshots, and Reporting Services.

 

Detailed information on€¦

• Installing, upgrading, and administering SQL Server 2005
• Database maintenance, backup, and recovery
• Creating and managing tables, views, stored procedures, triggers, and user-defined functions
• Database and index design
• SQL Server query optimization, and performance monitoring and tuning
• Transactions, transaction management, and distributed transactions
• SQL Server Management Studio€"NEW!
• SQL Server Notification Services; Integration Services€"NEW!; Analysis Services; Reporting Services€"NEW!; Web Services€"NEW!
• SQL Server Service Broker€"NEW!
• SQL Server and Microsoft .NET Framework integration, including CLR-based stored procedures, functions, and triggers€"NEW!
• SQL Server high availability and SQL Server clustering and replication
• Database Mirroring€"NEW!
• Database Snapshots€"NEW!
• Using XML in SQL Server 2005
• SQL Server tools and utilities