Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Internals: Professional - Softcover

Kalen Delaney; Bob Beauchemin; Conor Cunningham; Jonathan Kehayias; Paul S. Randal; Benjamin Nevarez

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0735658560 ISBN 13: 9780735658561

Publisher: Microsoft Pr, 2013

Synopsis

Dive deep inside the architecture of SQL Server 2012

Explore the core engine of Microsoft SQL Server 2012—and put that practical knowledge to work. Led by a team of SQL Server experts, you’ll learn the skills you need to exploit key architectural features. Go behind the scenes to understand internal operations for creating, expanding, shrinking, and moving databases—whether you’re a database developer, architect, or administrator.

Discover how to:

• Dig into SQL Server 2012 architecture and configuration
• Use the right recovery model and control transaction logging
• Reduce query execution time through proper index design
• Track events, from triggers to the Extended Event Engine
• Examine internal structures with database console commands
• Transcend row-size limitations with special storage capabilities
• Choose the right transaction isolation level and concurrency model
• Take control over query plan caching and reuse

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About the Authors

Kalen Delaney, a Microsoft MVP for SQL Server since 1993, provides advanced SQL Server training to clients worldwide. She is a contributing editor and columnist for SQL Server Magazine and the author of several highly regarded books, including Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Internals.

Conor Cunningham is principal architect of the SQL Server Core Engine Team at Microsoft.

Paul S. Randal is a Microsoft MVP, trainer, and contributing editor for TechNet Magazine.

Kalen Delaney, a Microsoft MVP for SQL Server since 1993, provides advanced SQL Server training to clients worldwide. She is a contributing editor and columnist for SQL Server Magazine and the author of several highly regarded books, including Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Internals.

Craig Freedman has nearly two decades of experience designing and implementing relational database servers, including 13 years as a Principal Software Design Engineer with the Microsoft SQL Server query processing and in-memory OLTP teams. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he researched parallel file systems and video on demand. Craig enjoys living and playing in the Pacific Northwest with his wife, two children, and dog.

Edition details

• Publisher: Microsoft Pr
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0735658560
• ISBN 13: 9780735658561
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 954