SQL Server 2000 Fast Answers for DBAs and Developers [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

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Product Description

SQL Server 2000 Fast Answers for DBAs and Developers:

- An easy-to-use, day-to-day desk reference
- For all junior, part-time, and reluctant SQL Server DBAs and developers
- Fast facts to help you get the job done

SQL Server 2000 is the leading relational database for the Windows platform. It's a full-feautured, enterprise-call database server, but one whose ease of use and maintenance makes it suitable for non-professional DBAs.

IF you're new to SQL Server 2000, you will benefit from this book's explanation of the different ways to achieve a task, and the benefits and disadvantages of each method. If you're a more experienced SQL Server DBA, this book enables you quickly to reference the specifics of a command or process, brings you up-to-date with the technology, and helps you refine your craft.

SQL Server 2000 Fast Answers for DBAs and Developers gives you:

- Thorough 'How to' answers to typical SQL Server database administration and developement questions
- A task-based guide to key parts of the job - installation, configuration, backup, security, replication, failover clustering, DTS, performance, and job automation
- Conceptual overviews that show how all the parts fit together
- Useful and concise syntax examples
- Best practice based on the author's five years of experience with SQL Server
- A place to look when you don't know the answer

Curlingstone is a new imprint providing practical information on all aspects of the technology, techniques, and job roles that form the database community.

About the Author

Joseph Sack is a database administrator and consultant based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Since 1997, he has been developing and supporting SQL Server environments for clients in financial services, IT consulting, and manufacturing. He is a Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA). Joe has a BA in Psychology from the University of Minnesota, and so is somewhat qualified to listen to what troubles you.

Product Details

• Paperback: 980 pages
• Publisher: Wrox Press; illustrated edition edition (March 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1904347096
• ISBN-13: 978-1904347095
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #809,058 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Reference, August 6, 2003

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This review is from: SQL Server 2000 Fast Answers for DBAs and Developers (Paperback)

This book is a must have to a DBA. It contains all the little gotchas in managing SQL Server. All the items that we come across while searching for something that I think"Man I gotta remember that". 99% of them are in this book, so I don't have to print them out and maintain a seperate library.

Not a book to buy if you are looking something to read to learn SQL Server. This is a reference for someone who already is using it extensivly.

Ross

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Immediately Useful, June 11, 2003

By	Kevin Carlson (Everett, WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Not a tutorial, but a practical working guide to administering SQL Server 2000. Lots of "How to" items covered.

You don't need to read the entire book in order to benefit from it. Specific topics are covered using Checklists to make sure you don't miss anything important. Highly recommended!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best detailed MS SQL Reference book I've found, May 9, 2003

By	Kurt J. Unzicker (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A must for the SQL Administrator's library. The book is very detailed and had saved me many hours of research and troubleshooting within 2 weeks of purchasing it. More helpful than O'Reilly or Sams