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0735623775 978-0735623774 November 29, 2006

EXAM PREP GUIDES Ace your preparation for the skills measured by three core MCITP exams—and on the job. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce what you’ve learned by applying your knowledge to real-world case scenarios and practice exercises.

PRACTICE TESTS Assess your skills with practice tests on CD. You can work through hundreds of questions using multiple testing modes to meet your specific learning needs. You get detailed explanations for right and wrong answers—including a customized learning path that describes how and where to focus your studies.

Maximize your exam performance with preparation for:

EXAM 70-431 Microsoft SQL Server 2005—Implementation and Maintenance

  • Install and configure SQL Server
  • Set up tables, indexes, columns, and constraints
  • Use Transact-SQL to implement functions, stored procedures, and triggers
  • Work with relational and XML data
  • Monitor, troubleshoot, and tune queries
  • Maintain database availability with log shipping, mirroring, and replication
  • Prepare a backup strategy and restore a database

EXAM 70-443 Designing a Database Server Infrastructure Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005

  • Install, consolidate, and configure multiple database instances
  • Design tables, file groups, and indexes for a physical database
  • Develop and implement security policies at the server, database, and object levels
  • Design, implement, and configure clustering, log shipping, mirroring, and replication
  • Develop plans for data archiving, backups, and disaster recovery

EXAM 70-444 Optimizing and Maintaining a Database Administration Solution Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005

  • Monitor and troubleshoot queries, databases, and servers
  • Manage security strategies and perform audits
  • Help defend against attacks, worms, and viruses
  • Detect and resolve data conflicts
  • Diagnose faults and recover from database failures and disasters
  • Optimize availability with failover clustering, mirroring, log shipping, and replication
  • Customize maintenance and automate routine tasks
  • Build, debug, and deploy SQL Server Integration Services packages

Your all-in-one kit includes:

  • Official self-paced study guides for the three required exams.
  • Practice tests with multiple, customizable testing options and a learning plan based on your results.
  • 1200+ practice and review questions.
  • Case scenarios, best practices, and practice exercises.
  • 15% exam discount from Microsoft; good for three exams. Offer expires 12/31/11. Voucher inside.
  • 180-day evaluation version of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition.
  • Fully searchable eBooks for all three guides.

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Key Book Benefits:

-Comprehensive exam prep study guide written by exam-certified authors
-In-depth coverage of exam objectives and sub-objectives--plus instructive case studies and troubleshooting scenarios to enhance your performance on the job
-900+ practice and review questions
-Test engine that enables customized testing, pre-assessment and post-assessment, and automated scoring and feedback
-Complete objective-by-objective review section, plus a handy exam-mapping grid
-180-day evaluation version of SQL Server 2005 Enterprise
-15 percent exam discount voucher from Microsoft (limited-time offer)
-Microsoft Encyclopedia of Networking, Second Edition, eBook
-Entire study guide in searchable eBook format

About the Author

Orin Thomas, MCITP, MCTS, MCSE, Microsoft MVP, is a consultant and writer whose books include the SELF-PACED TRAINING KITS for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 / 2008 R2, Exchange Server, and SharePoint exams. He is also a contributing editor to Windows IT Pro magazine.



Ian McLean, MCITP, MCDBA, MCT, has 40+ years of experience in the education and IT industries. He has coauthored numerous Self-Paced Training Kits covering Windows Server, Windows® client, Microsoft Exchange Server, and SQL Server® technologies.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 2544 pages
  • Publisher: Microsoft Press (November 29, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0735623775
  • ISBN-13: 978-0735623774
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 4.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #713,188 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Make sure you check for the corrections!, March 20, 2007
This review is from: MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exams 70-431, 70-443, 70-444): Microsoft® SQL Server 2005 Database Administrator Core Requirements (Pro Certification) (Paperback)
I have just finished the 70-431 book. The book is fairly well written, however, it is a full of errors! 8 Pages of corrections so far. It would have been nice if the authors/editors had tried the exercises at least.
I don't believe reference books should be like OS's that need a service pack in order to get through the written practice's. A little quality control would have done wonders!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent set of books, May 3, 2010
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This set of books will provide the necessary information in order to complete the certification for MCTS and MCITP for SQL Server 2005. Anyone that wants to accomplish this can use the books and the cd's included to practice test and learn the concepts that will allow to get the certification.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great deal good training, February 19, 2010
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I loved the case and the PDF version that comes with the CDS on the books.
The content is precise and teach you exactly what you need to know for the exams.
The test exams that comes with it are a good real practice.
Did I mention that it also came with a discount for the real test when you want your certification?

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