PRO SQL SERVER INTERNALS [Paperback] Korotkevitch - Softcover

Dmitri Korotkevitch

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1484252543 ISBN 13: 9781484252543

Publisher: Apress

Synopsis

Pro SQL Server Internals explains how different SQL Server components work "under the hood" and how they communicate with each other. This is the practical book with a large number of examples that will show you how various design and implementation decisions affect the behavior and performance of your systems.Pro SQL Server Internals covers a multiple SQL Server versions starting with SQL Server 2005 all the way up to the recently released SQL Server 2014. You ll learn about new SQL Server 2014 features including the new Cardinality Estimator, In-Memory OLTP Engine (codename Hekaton), and Clustered Columnstore Indexes. With Pro SQL Server Internals, you have a solid roadmap for understanding the depth and power of the SQL Server database backend, regardless of the version and edition of SQL Server you use.Pro SQL Server Internals does the Explains how to design efficient database schema, indexing, and transaction strategies.Shows how various database objects and technologies are implemented internally and when they should or should not be used.Demonstrates how SQL Server executes queries and works with data and transaction logs. What you'll learn Design and develop efficient database solutions utilizing SQL Server as the database backend.Troubleshoot and address design, concurrency, and performance issues in systems.Choose the right database objects and technologies for the job.Improve system availability and manageability and reduce implementation costs with data partitioning.Design efficient Disaster Recovery and High-Availability strategies for systems.Improve the performance of OLTP and Data Warehouse systems by utilizing new SQL Server 2014 features, such as the In-Memory OLTP Engine and Clustered Columnstore Indexes.Who this book is forPro SQL Server Internals is a book for developers and database administrators who want to design, develop, and maintain systems in a way that gets the most from SQL Server. This book is an excellent choice for people who prefer to understand and fix the root cause of a problem, rather than applying a 'band aid' to it.Table of ContentsPart 1 Tables and IndexesChapter 1: Data storage internalsChapter 2: Tables and Indexes Internal Structure and Access MethodsChapter 3: StatisticsChapter 4: Special Indexing and Storage FeaturesChapter 5: Index fragmentationChapter 6: Designing and tuning the indexesPart 2: Other things that matterChapter 7: ConstraintsChapter 8: TriggersChapter 9: ViewsChapter 10: FunctionsChapter 11: XMLChapter 12: Temporary TablesChapter 13: CLRChapter 14: CLR typesChapter 15: Data partitioningChapter 16: System design considerationsPart 3: Locking, Blocking and ConcurrencyChapter 17: Lock typesChapter 18: Troubleshooting Blocking issuesChapter 19: DeadlocksChapter 20: Lock EscalationsChapter 21: Optimistic isolation levelsChapter 22: Application locksChapter 23: Schema locksChapter 24: Designing transaction strategiesPart 4: Query Life CycleChapter 25: Query Optimization and ExecutionChapter 26: Plan CachingPart 5: Practical TroubleshootingChapter 27: System TroubleshootingChapter 28: Extended eventsPart 6: Inside the transaction logChapter 29: Transaction Log InternalsChapter 30: Designing a Backup StrategyChapter 31: Designing a High Availability StrategyPart 7: In-Memory OLTP EngineChapter 32: Hekaton (In Memory OLTP Engine)Part 8: Columnstore IndexesChapter 33: In-Memory OLTP ProgrammabilityChapter 34: Introduction to Columnstore indexesChapter 35: Clustered Columnstore indexes "

Edition details

• Publisher: Apress
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1484252543
• ISBN 13: 9781484252543
• Binding: Paperback