Tom Carpenter

SQL Server 2008 Administration

Real World Skills for MCITP Certification and Beyond

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The ideal on-the-job reference guide for SQL Server 2008 database administrators
If you manage and administer SQL Server 2008 in the real world, you need this detailed guide at your desk. From planning to disaster recovery, this practical book explores tasks and scenarios that a working SQL Server DBA faces regularly and shows you step by step how to handle them. Topics include installation and configuration, creating databases and tables, optimizing the database server, planning for high availability, and more.
And, if you're preparing for MCTS or MCITP certification in SQL Server 2008 administration, this book is the perfect supplement to your preparation, featuring a CD with practice exams, flashcards, and video walkthroughs of the more difficult administrative tasks
Delves into Microsoft's SQL Server 2008, a rich set of enterprise-level database services for business-critical applications
Explores the skills you'll need on the job as a SQL Server 2008 administrator
Shows you how to implement, maintain, and repair the SQL Server database, including bonus videos on the CD where the authors walks you through the more difficult tasks
Covers database design, installation and configuration, creating databases and tables, security, backup and high availability, and more
Supplements your preparation for MCTS and MCITP SQL Server 2008 certification with in-depth coverage of the skill sets required for certification, as defined by Microsoft
Uses hands-on exercises and real-world scenarios to keep what you're learning grounded in the reality of the workplace
Make sure you're not only prepared for certification, but also for your job as a SQL Server 2008 administrator, with this practical reference!

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 750
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 192mm x 45mm
• Gewicht: 1248g
• ISBN-13: 9780470554203
• ISBN-10: 0470554207
• Artikelnr.: 28241577

Autorenporträt

Tom Carpenter, MCTS: SQL Server 2005, MCITP: SQL Server 2005, is the founder of and Senior Consultant for The Systems Education and Consulting Company (SysEdCo), a training and consulting firm located in central Ohio. He is the author of several books on technical topics, including networking infrastructure, database management, and VoIP.

Inhaltsangabe

- Introduction

Part I Introducing SQL Server 2008

Chapter 1 Understanding SQL Server's Role

Chapter 2 Installing SQL Server 2008

Chapter 3 Working with the Administration Tools

Chapter 4 SQL Server Command-Line Administration

Part II Designing Database Solutions

Chapter 5 Database Concepts and Terminology

Chapter 6 ERD and Capacity Planning

Chapter 7 Normalization: Enough Is Enough

Part III Implementing Database Solutions

Chapter 8 Creating SQL Server Databases

Chapter 9 Creating Tables

Chapter 10 Indexes and Views

Chapter 11 Triggers and Stored Procedures

Chapter 12 Implementing Advanced Features

Part IV Administration and Maintenance

Chapter 13 Creating Jobs, Operators, and Alerts

Chapter 14 Performance Monitoring and Tuning

Chapter 15 Policy-Based Management

Chapter 16 Backup and Restoration

Part V SQL Server Security

Chapter 17 Security Threats and Principles

Chapter 18 Authentication and Encryption

Chapter 19 Security Best Practices

Part VI High Availability and Data Distribution

Chapter 20 SQL Server Failover Clustering

Chapter 21 Database Mirroring and Snapshots

Chapter 22 Implementing Replication

- Appendix A Microsoft's Certification Program

- Appendix B About the Companion CD

- Glossary

- Index