Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Administration - Softcover

Jorgensen, Adam; Wort, Steven; LoForte, Ross; Knight, Brian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118106881 ISBN 13: 9781118106884

Publisher: Wrox, 2012

Synopsis

An essential how-to guide for experienced DBAs on the most significant product release since 2005!

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 will have major changes throughout the SQL Server and will impact how DBAs administer the database. With this book, a team of well-known SQL Server experts introduces the many new features of the most recent version of SQL Server and deciphers how these changes will affect the methods that administrators have been using for years. Loaded with unique tips, tricks, and workarounds for handling the most difficult SQL Server admin issues, this how-to guide deciphers topics such as performance tuning, backup and recovery, scaling and replication, clustering, and security.

• Serves as a must-have how-to guide on the new features of the 2012 release of Microsoft SQL Server
• Walks you through ways to manage and monitor SQL Server and automate administration
• Guides you through SQL Azure for cloud computing, data replication, and data warehouse performance improvements
• Addresses client-connectivity enhancements, new features that ensure high availability of mission-critical applications, and tighter integration with Excel and SharePoint for data analysis and reporting
• Highlights major changes to the suite of SQL Server BI tools, including integration, reporting, and analysis services
• Includes real-world case examples and best practices from Microsoft insiders

If you're a database administrator eager to get started with the newest version of SQL Server, then this book is essential reading.

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From the Back Cover

Tips, tricks, and workarounds for effectively administering SQLServer

This comprehensive guide teaches you the skills needed tosuccessfully administer SQL Server 2012. You'll learn how to handlethe most difficult admin issues including change management,security, performance tuning, monitoring, and backups. And you'llalso discover how to master the latest features of the 2012release, including client connectivity enhancements, cloudcomputing, data replication, and business intelligence. Thisdetailed instruction by leading experts will help you improve theefficiency, scalability, and performance of your SQL Serverenvironment so you can do more in much less time.

Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2012Administration:

• Examines settings and configuration items that improve SQLServer performance

• Shows how to implement strategies for effective indexing foryour database

• Takes you through the setup, configuration, and testing of acluster

• Outlines the options in SQL Server for backups and recoveries,and provides recommendations to make the most of these features

• Covers what you need to know about how SharePoint® 2010integrates with SQL Server

• Introduces SQL Server Azure and gets you up and running on thisexciting new cloud platform

Wrox Professional guides are written by workingdevelopers to address everyday needs. They provide examples,practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, alldesigned to help programmers do a better job.

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About the Author

Adam Jorgensen is the President of Pragmatic WorksConsulting, a Director for the Professional Association of SQLServer (PASS), SQL Server MVP, and a well-known speaker, author,and executive mentor.

Steven Wort has been working with SQL Server since 1993.He joined Microsoft in 2000, and now works in the SQL ServerAppliance Engineering Team leading the engineering work for theMicrosoft Database Consolidation Appliance.

Ross LoForte is a Microsoft SQL technology expert with20+ years of experience developing and implementing solutions forMicrosoft's largest customers. He works for the MicrosoftTechnology Center in Chicago and is active with the ProfessionalAssociation for SQL Server.

Brian Knight is the founder of Pragmatic Works andco-founder of SQLServerCentral.com and JumpstartTV.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wrox
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1118106881
• ISBN 13: 9781118106884
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 960