Deploying Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Notes from the Field [Paperback]

Microsoft Corporation (Author)

Book Description

Series: Notes from the Field | Publication Date: July 1, 1999

Based on Microsoft Consulting Services (MCS) real-world experiences, scenarios, and conclusions, DEPLOYING MICROSOFT SQL SERVER 7.0 NOTES FROM THE FIELD is a valuable technical resource that outlines the best practices and procedures for deploying SQL Server 7.0 in an enterprise environment. This book discusses SQL Server 7.0 deployment in a variety of situations and explains how IT implementers can best deploy the system specifically for their organization.

Product Details

• Paperback: 570 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (July 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735607265
• ISBN-13: 978-0735607262
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,043,900 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stellar strategic deployment book, December 29, 1999

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Kevin Tsai "kekezinho" (Oakland, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deploying Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Notes from the Field (Paperback)

From a high level, this book definitely gives the reader strategic deployment advice. Unlike many other books, this one gives very realistic performance figures. Although this book does not go into details about all aspects of configuring SQL Server, it does give details where appropriate. This book and Delany's Inside SQL Server (an EXCELLENT in in-depth analysis of SQL Server mechanics) is definitely a one-two punch.

Most implementations of SQL Server will probably not need either of these books, but if your SQL Server is a big OLAP or OLTP server with many users/complicated queries, these two books will give you all you need to tune your implementation to its best performance possible.

However, I haven't found a book that discusses SQL Server's powerful yet very under-utilized replication features.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Provides a practical overview of SQL 7 Development., October 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Deploying Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Notes from the Field (Paperback)

This book takes the field experience of MCS and provides an overview of systems they have developed. Probably ideal for a people moving up to VLDB and Warehouse development projects. The book provides enough information to give the relevent information and foresight to make decisions when doing these types of developments. In summary a good practical overview of the development of SQL Server 7 solutions.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not very useful "Notes from the Field"ÿ, November 30, 1999

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Steve Chase (Indianapolis, Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deploying Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Notes from the Field (Paperback)

I was very disappointed with this book. My expectation of a book titled "...Notes from the Field" was that it would be jam packed with detailed information about how to use the software. In other words, the tricks of the trade and specific opinions (with details) about what works and what doesn't. For example, how to work around the nuances (or flaws) of the first release of OLAP Services.

What I found was a high level discussion about a wide range of topics, none of which seemed to be in depth or detailed enough to be useful. Too many topics were given a single paragraph or two. This may provide a starting point for further research, but is hardly enough to help someone through an implementation.