Book description
Beginning SQL Server 2012 Administration provides the essential skills and knowledge needed to begin a successful career as an SQL Server database administrator. It's an ideal book for those new to database administration, as well for those moving to SQL Server from other database brands such as Oracle and IBM DB2.
SQL Server is more than just a database. It's situated within a larger context that includes solutions for reporting, for integrating data from other systems, for business intelligence and analysis, and more. Beginning SQL Server 2012 Administration paints the big picture to help you understand SQL Server's place in the grand scheme. Then you'll move into the nuts and bolts of installing the product, learning the management tools at your disposal, creating your first database, and maintaining that database in an ongoing state of readiness.
Beginning SQL Server 2012 Administration goes beyond teaching just the core competencies of effective database administration. You will also learn the latest trends in SQL Server such as virtualizing and consolidating of servers, and using SQL Server in the cloud as a service. Administrators experienced on other platforms will find insight from comparisons of key features between SQL Server and other platforms. Beginning SQL Server 2012 Administration lays an excellent foundation for success as an SQL Server database administrator.
Provides the essentials of successful SQL Server administration
Covers the latest trends such as virtualization and cloud computing
Paints the big picture of Microsoft's data platform
Table of contents
- Title
- Contents at a Glance
- Contents
- About the Authors
- About the Technical Reviewer
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: The Database Administration Profession
- Chapter 2: Planning and Installing SQL Server 2012
- Chapter 3: What’s in the Toolbox?
- Chapter 4: SQL Server Development
- Chapter 5: Creating Tables and Other Objects
- Chapter 6: Transact-SQL
- Chapter 7: SQL Server Internals
- Chapter 8: Database Backup Strategies
- Chapter 9: Database Restore Strategies
- Chapter 10: Common Database Maintenance Tasks
- Chapter 11: SQL Server Security
- Chapter 12: Auditing, Encryption, and Compliance
- Chapter 13: Performance Tuning and Optimization
- Chapter 14: Fault Tolerance
- Chapter 15: Cloud Computing for the DBA
- Chapter 16: SQL Server Private Cloud
- Chapter 17: Where to Go Next?
- Index
Product information
- Title: Beginning SQL Server 2012 Administration
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2012
- Publisher(s): Apress
- ISBN: 9781430239819
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