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	Beginning SQL Server 2000 DBA: From Novice to Professional (The Expert's Voice) by Tony Bain, Michael Benkovich, Brian Freeman, Baya Pavliashvili, Joseph Sack
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Product Details Binding Paperback Dewey Decimal Number 005.7585 EAN 9781590592939 ISBN 159059293X Manufacturer Apress Number Of Items 1 Number Of Pages 696 Publication Date January 05, 2004 Publisher Apress UPC 689253159309 Availability Usually ships in 24 hours Product Description SQL Server 2000 is the leading relational database in the Windows market. The increased manageability of SQL Server 2000 has also increased its popularityanyone, not just database administrators, can use a SQL Server database. This book recognizes that aspiring DBAs need more than just a basic knowledge of the available features in order to be considered 'a safe pair of hands' for the database and the mission-critical data that is stored in it. Aspiring DBAs can benefit from the direction and advice of an expert mentor who not only understands the features available and how they should be used, but also knows what it takes to be a good and effective DBA. In essence, this book is that 'mentor,' which is what sets it apart from the other books on the market that only present feature overviews. Database novices will learn the core job and roles involved in administering a SQL Server database. You'll follow the life cycle of the database from installation, design, and modeling; through to development, tuning, and securing; and on to growth and migration. This comprehensive guide provides practical advice, answers typical questions that you'll encounter from managers and developers, and offers practical steps to overcome issues with which new DBAs traditionally struggle. At every stage of the life cycle, this book supplies a range of tried-and-tested practices and techniques that will help you to establish and maintain a healthy database system. SQL Server 2000 is the leading relational database in the Windows market. The increased manageability of SQL Server 2000 has also increased its popularityanyone, not just database administrators, can use a SQL Server database. This book recognizes that aspiring DBAs need more than just a basic knowledge of the available features in order to be considered 'a safe pair of hands' for the database and the mission-critical data that is stored in it. Aspiring DBAs can benefit from the direction and advice of an expert mentor who not only understands the features available and how they should be used, but also knows what it takes to be a good and effective DBA. In essence, this book is that 'mentor,' which is what sets it apart from the other books on the market that only present feature overviews. Database novices will learn the core job and roles involved in administering a SQL Server database. You'll follow the life cycle of the database from installation, design, and modeling; through to development, tuning, and securing; and on to growth and migration. This comprehensive guide provides practical advice, answers typical questions that you'll encounter from managers and developers, and offers practical steps to overcome issues with which new DBAs traditionally struggle. At every stage of the life cycle, this book supplies a range of tried-and-tested practices and techniques that will help you to establish and maintain a healthy database system. Tony Bain is the founder of Tony Bain & Associates. He has worked with SQL Server for the last 6 years, and he is passionate about all database technologies, especially when they relate to enterprise availability and scalability. Tony currently holds the Microsoft Certified System Engineer, Microsoft Certified Solution Developer, and Microsoft Certified Database Administrator certifications. Primarily a database technology specialist, Mike Benkovich is a founder of the consulting firm ATG-Imagine! Technologies, a company that focuses on integrating relational technologies withing the client/server framework. Mike has had the good fortune to have worked in a variety of fields including architecture, project management, software development, and technical writing. Mike appeared in Microsoft's DevCast in 1994, and has since been a lecturer and presenter of technical information at corporate conferences and board meetings. Brian Freeman is a software engineer with Carnegie Technologies and Bluewave Computing (http://www.bluewave-computing.com) in Atlanta, Georgia. His primary role is designing and implementing custom software in Visual Basic with different back-end storage platforms. His current project is an insurance program suite using SQL Server and VB 6. Baya Pavliashvili is senior database administrator possessing extensive development experience with the latest client/server and web technologies, as well as Visual Studio .NET. He has in-depth knowledge of and demonstrated experience with Microsoft SQL Server database administration, and he specializes in systems and business analysis, logical and physical database design, database administration, replication, data warehousing and OLAP, query optimization, application performance tuning, and database programming. He is also experienced in systems integration, software testing, implementation, support, and training. Pavliashvili is a Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA), Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD), and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE). He is the coauthor of .NET E-Business Architecture and Knowledge Expert for SQL Server, and he contributed to SQL Server Security Distilled. Joseph Sack works for Microsoft as a SQL Server Dedicated Support Engineer in the Premier Field Engineering team. For 10+ years, he has been developing and supporting SQL Server environments for clients in financial services, IT consulting, manufacturing, retail and the real estate industry. He is the author of SQL Server 2005 T–SQL Recipes and SQL Server 2000 Fast Answers for DBAs and Developers. He is the co–author of Pro SQL Server 2005 and Beginning SQL Server 2000 DBA: From Novice to Professional. Accessories Real World Microsoft Access Database Protection and Security Privacy in Statistical Databases: CENEX-SDC Project International Conference, PSD 2006, Rome, Italy, December 13-15, 2006, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) Pro MySQL (Expert's Voice in Open Source) Customers who bought this item also bought Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Bible with CD-ROM Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft SQL Server 2000 in 21 Days (2nd Edition) (Sams Teach Yourself) Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 2000 Administrator's Pocket Consultant (It-Administrator's Pocket Consultant) Beginning SQL Server 2005 Administration Microsoft SQL Server 2000 DBA Survival Guide (2nd Edition) Customer Reviews for: Beginning SQL Server 2000 DBA: From Novice to Professional (The Expert's Voice) Rating - A review Warning! This might be a wonderful book except for the fact that the publishers decided to use much smaller print than is normally used for computer manuals. If staring at small print is not a problem for you then buy this book, otherwise you might be better off buying another book with normal sized print. Rating - A very good book for SQL server self-learner Excellent. It is a good reference for your SQL Server examination or self-learning. The examples are listed in details. If you follow them step by step, you can 100% learn the skills for your SQL server daily maintenance. I am not a professional in SQL Server, but after reading this book, I have much stronger confidence to use it. IF THE AUTHOR CAN WRITE THE SAME KINDS/STYLE OF MATERIAL IN ORACLE FIELD, I THINK HE/SHE WILL FURTHER HELP ... Read More Rating - Not enough T-SQL Overall, I would say this book is well put together and is an excellent resource. I personally was hoping for a bit more meat on the programming of the T-SQL commands and methods, but the lack of that information is not the fault of the author, merely my selection of the wrong book. I picked up valuable knowledge about SQL Server that will serve me well, but DBAs in my company do a heck of a lot with T-SQL that apparently is not as common ... Read More Rating - Extensive coverage of what every SQL DBA should know Packed with practical, real-world information for anyone involved with SQL Server Administration, "Beginning SQL Server 2000 DBA: From Novice to Professional" is one of the most complete administration books available. It is not without its problems but they are generally pretty minor and in fact somewhat humorous at times. For example, page 84 has a section titled "Upgrading to SQL Server 6.5" and page 90 a section titled "Upgrading to Earlier Versions ... Read More See all books by author Tony Bain, Michael Benkovich, Brian Freeman, Baya Pavliashvili, Joseph Sack

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