Professional Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Admin [Paperback]

Kevin Kline (Author), Christian Gross (Author), Tom Walsh (Author), Dwayne Seiber (Author), Sharon Dooley (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Professional | Publication Date: September 1996

With detailed information for developers, designers and administrators, this book shows users how to install and set up SQL Server painlessly. Security, backup and recovery isues are fully explained. It demystifies management, monitoring, replication and debugging. All the major front end tools are discussed--VB, Foxpro, Delphi, Access and SQL.

Product Details

• Paperback: 493 pages
• Publisher: Apress (September 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1874416494
• ISBN-13: 978-1874416494
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,744,871 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kevin Kline is Technical Strategy Manager for SQL Server Solutions at Quest Software, a leading provider of database management and application monitoring software. An IT professional since the 1980's and a Microsoft SQL Server MVP since 2004, Kevin is a founding board member of the international Professional Association for SQL Server, PASS (http://www.sqlpass.org), and served as president from 2002-2006.

In addition to book writing, Kevin writes monthly columns for SQL Server Magazine and Database Trends & Applications Magazine, and blogs frequently. Kevin is a top rated speaker, appearing at international conferences like Microsoft TechEd, the PASS Summit, Oracle Open World, Microsoft IT Forum, DevTeach, and DevConnections.

When he's not pulling his hair out over work, Kevin loves romance his wife, spend time with his four kids and three step-kids, and dig in his garden. Kevin plays Spanish guitar (badly), is active in his church, and is passionate about environmental, conservation, and business ethics issues.

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellant for MS SQL Server DBA's, July 12, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Professional Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Admin (Paperback)

I was lucky to have Sharon Dooley in a Learning Tree class and she really knows her stuff. This book has some great articles on tuning SQL Server (good rules-of-thumb) as well as some good troubleshooting techniques. As a SQL Server DBA, this is a must have book

5.0 out of 5 stars SQL Server 6.5 Admin is underrated, February 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Professional Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Admin (Paperback)

Of course there are many books in the market, and this one is not the most updated since SQL 7.0 is right around the corner, but I still think this book is a great tool for SQL developers and admins. The author assumed readers have solid knowledge of T-SQL programming and goes straight to installation. Not too flashy but that leads to datatypes, devices, backups, replication, security, transactions, locks and others, NO FLASH, JUST PLAIN GOOD ADVICES AND EXPLANATION.

There are so many good hints and clues throughout the book, and all that should have be highlighted...but if publisher did that then the whole book would be highlighted.

I am just hoping that a SQL 7 is in the works by the team of SQL 6.5 admin