good but needs editting | Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Unleashed

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	• Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Unleashed Ray Rankins, Paul Bertucci, ... Sams, 2006 - 1752 pages average customer review:based on 13 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Just simply a great reference for SQL Server 2005

Even for a beginner like me. This is a great book as a reference or if you learn by experimenting and need a book to look up things here and there. I'm not an expert with SQL Server but it really seems like this book is a must have if you're dealing with SQL Server setup, management, etc..

good but needs editting

There are a lot of typos and grammar errors in the book. Like "or" instead of "for", for example.

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As a dotNet Developer, I am often called upon to write my own database code or maintain existing db code. I am also called upon to diagnose performance problems or set security. Sometimes on lightly staffed projects, I am a defacto DBA.

I have always strived to have a comprehensive understanding of the technologies I use. However, my level of understanding of SQL Server was more limited then my understanding of the other technologies I use.

I purchased this book based on existing Amazon recommendations. In particular, I was interested in the Performance and Security sections, as well as what is new. It did not disappoint. The depth on items like Indexes was exactly what I was looking for. The discussion of new items was enough to get we to a working level.

So it definitely fulfilled my needs and expectations.

However, the book seems aimed at DBAs. Given the number of topics covered in the book, I suspect it could not be comprehensive enough to take an intermediate DBA to the Advanced stage.

But for someone like me, who is often called upon to be an 'acting' DBA it serves as an excellent reference; in addition to providing a tutorial on the topics mentioned above.

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great reference

I used this almost every day now for the past couple months. I used it as a reference with developing in SQL SEVER 2005. It answers about 80% of my questions. Must books answer a little more then half - so I give this five stars.
If you write a lot of code in SQL, I highly recommended this book.

Microsoft(R) SQL Server 2005 Unleashed

Very valuable when it comes to referencing all the functionality SQL Server 2005 has to offer.
Microsoft(R) SQL Server 2005 Unleashed

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Unleashed 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 the authors- real-world experience to help you build upon your working knowledge of the product and take your experience and knowledge to a higher level. This book 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.

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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-NEW! SQL Server Notification Services; Integration Services-NEW!; Analysis Services; Reporting Services-NEW!; Web Services-NEW! SQL Server Service Broker-NEW! SQL Server and Microsoft .NET Framework integration, including CLR-based stored procedures, functions, and triggers-NEW! SQL Server high availability and SQL Server clustering and replication Database Mirroring-NEW! Database Snapshots-NEW! Using XML in SQL Server 2005 SQL Server tools and utilities

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