This tutorial offers comprehensive coverage of SQL Server 2005 that goes beyond the basic syntax and information you'll find in the product manuals, providing in-depth information derived from real-world experiences to help you build upon your working knowledge of the product and take your experience and knowledge to a higher level. This tutorial focuses primarily on the information needed by system and database administrators, as well as for users with overlapping duties as both DBA and developer. Included is extensive coverage of the new features and upgraded tools and capabilities of SQL Server 2005, including .NET Framework integration, Integration Services, Service Broker, Database Mirroring and Snapshots, and Reporting Services.
Detailed information on…
Installing, upgrading, and administering SQL Server 2005
Database maintenance, backup, and recovery
Creating and managing tables, views, stored procedures, triggers, and user-defined functions
Database and index design
SQL Server query optimization, and performance monitoring and tuning
Transactions, transaction management, and distributed transactions
SQL Server Management Studio
SQL Server Notification Services; Integration Services; Analysis Services; Reporting Services; Web Services
SQL Server Service Broker
SQL Server and Microsoft .NET Framework integration, including CLR-based stored procedures, functions, and triggers
SQL Server high availability and SQL Server clustering and replication
Database Mirroring
Database Snapshots
Using XML in SQL Server 2005
SQL Server tools and utilities |