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Microsoft SQL Server 7 Administrator's Guide W/CD [Hardcover]

Ron Talmage (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0761513892 | ISBN-13: 978-0761513896 | Publication Date: March 1, 1999 | Edition: 1

Take full advantage of the power of Microsoft. SQL Server 7 with this comprehensive administrator's guide. As a SQL Server administrator or developer, youneed a book that helps you build and manage a SQL Server 7 database. This indispensable reference was written for you. From upgrading and configuring to securing and troubleshooting, this complete guide covers everything you need to know about SQL Server 7. You'll learn essentials of defining data to be stored in a database and implement design features and constraints. You'll also learn the ins and outs of the Transact-SQL programming language to manipulate data. Use several available tools to help tune your performance and optimize queries. Finally, you'll manage replication, linked servers, and the Microsoft Decision Support engine.

#outer_postBodyPS { display: none; } #psGradient { display: none; } #psPlaceHolder { display: none; } #psExpand { display: none; } Take full advantage of the power of Microsoft. SQL Server 7 with this comprehensive administrator's guide. As a SQL Server administrator or developer, youneed a book that helps you build and manage a SQL Server 7 database. This indispensable reference was written for you. From upgrading and configuring to securing and troubleshooting, this complete guide covers everything you need to know about SQL Server 7. You'll learn essentials of defining data to be stored in a database and implement design features and constraints. You'll also learn the ins and outs of the Transact-SQL programming language to manipulate data. Use several available tools to help tune your performance and optimize queries. Finally, you'll manage replication, linked servers, and the Microsoft Decision Support engine.

Product Details

Hardcover: 800 pages
Publisher: Prima Pub (Mass Market); 1 edition (March 1, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0761513892
ISBN-13: 978-0761513896
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.7 x 2.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds

Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (35 customer reviews)

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2.0 out of 5 stars A repeat of the Books Online, May 4, 2000

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I wasn't impressed with this book. If you take out all the info that's already covered quite adequately in the Books Online, you don't have much of a book left. I was expecting a book that would take me to the next level as an administrator, but was sorely disappointed. Recommend you get Soukup/Delaney's book Inside SQL Server 7.0 instead.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre; largely a waste of time, September 6, 2000

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Found this book really shallow and lacking in technical depth. It's really a mediocre little piece of work. Can't recommend it for the serious DBA. Get Inside SQL Server by Kalen Delaney -- it's a lot better.

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1.0 out of 5 stars If you have the BOL (Books OnLine) you don't need this book, August 28, 2000

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My big problem with this book is the redundancy between it and the Microsoft documentation, particularly the BOL. Anything of value in this book is also in the BOL. The rest -- glib comments and generally poor writing -- you can do without. I'm a SQL Server trainer, and our books committee recently rejected this one for all the reasons above. Suggest that you do the same.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Non Fiction
Efficient Microsoft guide, done in the ususal Microsoft fashion. Or, in other words, there are better books you can get about this software, if you need to, rather than the... Read more

Published on September 2, 2007 by Blue Tyson

1.0 out of 5 stars 30 out of 34 reveiwers can't be wrong
30 out of 34 reveiwers can't be wrong

Published on August 4, 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent coverage of MS SQL
I read this book right after it came out. This book was instrumental in getting my MCDBA certification. I found the reading much easier than the Books On-Line (BOL). Read more

Published on June 11, 2001 by stevefr

1.0 out of 5 stars Need a print out of the BOL (Books Online)? Buy this book.
This book is nothing more than a collection of articles straight out of the BOL and screen pictures. Read more

Published on June 1, 2001

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst book I have ever read
Heard this guy speak at a conference a while back and was sorely disappointed. Somebody said he had a book out, so I thought it might be better. Unfortunately, it wasn't. Read more

Published on March 12, 2001

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth reading
This is a poorly written knock-off of the BOL. Talmage doesn't write well, doesn't know the material, and has turned out a pretty awful book. Read more

Published on December 27, 2000

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth your time
This book is a waste of print. It is basically a regurgitation of the BOL (Books OnLine) - something is really missing. Read more

Published on October 13, 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars Good intro
Soukup's book is not for the faint of heart. This book is good for a beginner/intermediate level student of SQL Server 7.0 I recommend it. Explanations are clear.

Published on October 6, 2000

1.0 out of 5 stars Just a printed BOL (Books OnLine)
No new info here. No expert insights. This book is a poorly written, sophomoric waste of print. Not worth the trouble.

Published on September 1, 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read and understand
So many authors cannot explain things well, or leave out important details. Ron Talmage gives understandable explanations that made things very clear to me. Read more

Published on August 18, 2000 by Ms. Mary R. Sweeney

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To get some control over SQL Server 7's power and complexity, it's a good idea to approach it with some background information about the database industry. Read the first page

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second query window, design table dialog box, authors diu, total subtree cost, differential database backup, textual showplan, full database backup, publishers with titles, graphical showplan, multiserver administration, conversion deadlock, relational engine, publisher ids, client network library, mod cook, msdb database, popular comp, phantom rows, locking hints, query analyzer, merge agent, tabular data stream, pubs database, tempdb database, tuning queries

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Enterprise Manager, Server Agent, Upgrade Wizard, Load Simulator, Books Online, Benchmark Factory, Control Panel, Data Transformation Services, Index Analysis, Database Properties, The Busy Executive's Database Guide, Back Office Resource Kit, Login Properties, Service Manager, Backup Wizard, Dimension Wizard, Microsoft Corporation, Server Profiler, Data Source Administrator, Presentation Business, Server Server, Algodata Infosystems, Microsoft Web, Test Application, Trigger Properties

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An Introduction to Database Systems by C. J. Date in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
Relational Database: Selected Writings by Chris J. Date in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Fundamentals of Database Systems (5th Edition) by Ramez Elmasri in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
First Course in Database Systems, A (2nd Edition) (GOAL Series) by Jeffrey D. Ullman in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Principles of Transaction Processing for the Systems Professional (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems) by Philip A. Bernstein in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)

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