Microsoft Sql Server 2000 DBA Bible Author:Nielsen Organization: The book is divided into 6 parts: Preparing to Develop with SQL Server; Building and Managing Databases with SQL Server; Managing Data with SQL Server; Implementing Business Rules with SQL Server; Monitoring and Performance Tuning with SQL Server; and Advanced Data Transfer and Analysis with SQL Server. — Comprehensive coverage: Thi... more »s Bible covers both beginning and advanced topics. Topics covered include: installing and configuring SQL Server; using SQL server's development tools; securing databases; retrieving data; SQL Server transactions; working with XML; understanding transact SQL language extensions; developing stored procedures; tuning queries and indexes; and developing for English query.
Sample database applications: The book builds on sample database applications to demonstrate topics/concepts.
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