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Inside Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 (Microsoft Programming Series) [Paperback]

Ron Soukup (Author)

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Series: Microsoft Programming Series | Publication Date: November 1, 1997

This comprehensive guide, written by Microsoft insider and SQL guru Ron Soukup, provides an authoritative conceptual and architectural overview and advice on installation, administration, and programming with SQL and Transact-SQL. Soukup also provides examples and candid answers to frequently asked questions gleaned from his years of service as general manager of the SQL Server development group at Microsoft. This book is for MIS professionals in large companies, vertical applications developers, custom solution providers, and anyone else working with mid-level to high-end relational databases.

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Product Details

Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Microsoft Press (November 1, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1572313315
ISBN-13: 978-1572313316
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 2.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds

Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,374,622 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Book READ THIS COVER TO COVER, July 21, 1999

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This review is from: Inside Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 (Microsoft Programming Series) (Paperback)

This book was awesome. It takes a very very deep and granular look at SQL server. I just got a job as a SQL DBA and I wanted to know everything there was about SQL server. For three months I read this book on the bus to and from work, and now, when an issue comes up at work, i am AMAZED by how much I know. He also really prepares you with the transition to SQL 7, hinting at possible new features as he goes along. If you had only read this book, you would know more about SQL 7 than you think!

Only 2 negative comments: Very pro-microsoft and anti-competition. Oracle has GOT to do some things better than SQL Server, but you would never know that by reading this book. Also, this book is NOT A REFERENCE book. It is a story about SQL Server, and if you get to the end, you will be a kick-butt DBA.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant. Simply brilliant, April 24, 1999

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This review is from: Inside Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 (Microsoft Programming Series) (Paperback)

This is a must-have for any *serious* SQL 6.5 DBA or developer. It is not the only book you must have, it does NOT explain how to use SQL Server (hence the bad review given by someone who had never used it). It explains, very clearly, how it works, and what happens under the bonnet. Reading it really gave me a very clear understanding of what goes on, which means I can use it better, more efficeintly etc. There is a great section on Query optimisation, which I've just started, but so far so good.

If you want to learn how to use SQL Server, get Wynkoop's "Using SQL Server 6.5 Special Edition", if you've got that or similar, and want to know more, get this one.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent; very detailed, February 11, 1999

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This review is from: Inside Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 (Microsoft Programming Series) (Paperback)

If you are new to SQL server or TSQL, you should buy a TSQL reference or "teach yourself" type of book rather than this book. After you finish learning TSQL, then BUY THIS BOOK and STUDY EVERY PAGE. When I first started learning SQL this book was too advanced for me. But after getting a grip on SQL syntax, you will realize that this book is truly the BIBLE. I have bought 4 SQL books (plus I have all of the books on line) - and whenever I can't find an answer in all of those other books I know that it will be in Soukup's. And it always is.

This is not a "how to install" SQL server book - as some seem to have mistaken it for.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very good book for MS SQL Server 6.5 Architecture
I read the book carefully and found the topics of SQL Server Architecture and Locking to be very important. Read more

Published on July 31, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent coverage - great resource for MCSD exam
I used this book to study for the MCSD exam 70-127: Implementing a Database Design with SQL Server 6.5.

This book is excellent! It touches on EVERY aspect of SQL Server 6. Read more

Published on July 20, 1999 by Richard P Superfine

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, and surprisingly fun to read
Only by really understanding how a sophisticated piece of software works can you get the most from it as a developer. Read more

Published on April 2, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars I used this book to get my MCP in SQL Server 6.5 (027)
This book was very helpful for preping for the test, as was the MS training books I also bought. The difference was that Soukup's book was interesting to read.

Published on March 27, 1999 by callmejoe@hotmail.com

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for MS SQL Server
I had a lot of expectations for this book when I ordered it, and it has fulfilled those expectations. An excellent book no matter where you are in your experience with SQL. Read more

Published on February 11, 1999 by scottmreed

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely the Best. Well Written.
It is not often I give 5 stars (except when I eat Chinese food). I learned more about SQL Server from this single book than any other source. Read more

Published on December 6, 1998 by rsalas@jps.net

5.0 out of 5 stars THE SQL 6.5 BIBLE
I am still relatively new to SQL Server 6.5, but this book blew the top of my head off. In my opinion this is the best development book I have ever read on any subject. Read more

Published on December 3, 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic. Must buy for serious database professional.
This book MUST be on the shelf of anyone seriously using SQL Server. It has information not found anywhere else, and the author immediately establishes his credibility. Read more

Published on October 16, 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Great. Bread and butter.
We have to admire people like Ron Soukup. He knows what he is talking about and he his very practical. Read more

Published on October 9, 1998

1.0 out of 5 stars Advocacy that ignores the problems
I bought this book based on the good reviews it received here,but I was severely disapointed.

Soukup claims that installingSQLServer is easy. Read more

Published on October 5, 1998 by dwschulze@nwe-net.com

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