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Learn SQL Server Administration in a Month of Lunches: Covers Microsoft SQL Server 2005-2014

Name: Learn SQL Server Administration in a Month of Lunches: Covers Microsoft SQL Server 2005-2014
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Book Synopsis: SummaryLearn SQL Server Administration in a Month of Lunches is the perfect way to get started with SQL Server operations, including maintenance, backup and recovery, high availability, and performance monitoring. In about an hour a day over a month, you'll learn exactly what you can do, and what you shouldn't touch. Most importantly, you'll learn the day-to-day tasks and techniques you need to keep SQL Server humming along smoothly.

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

About the Book

Microsoft SQL Server is used by millions of businesses, ranging in size from Fortune 500s to small shops worldwide. Whether you're just getting started as a DBA, supporting a SQL Server-driven application, or you've been drafted by your office as the SQL Server admin, you do not need a thousand-page book to get up and running.

Learn SQL Server Administration in a Month of Lunches is the perfect way to get started with SQL Server. This concise, easy-to-read book skips academic introductions and teaches you day-to-day techniques for maintenance, backup and recovery, performance monitoring, and more. Each of the 21 short lessons gives you practical takeaways you'll use over and over.

What's Inside

Master the basics—indexes, logins, backup, recovery ... and more
Learn what you can and cannot do when supporting a third-party application
Monitor and improve performance

About the Author

Don Jones is a Microsoft MVP, speaker, and trainer. He is the creator of the Month of Lunches series and author of over 50 books on PowerShell, IIS, Active Directory, SCCM, SQL Server, and more.

Before you begin
Server assessment and configuration
T-SQL crash course
Managing databases
Backup and recovery
Authentication: who are you?
Authorization: what are you allowed to do?
Accounting: what did you do?
Analyzing indexes
Maintaining indexes
Tuning index designs
Reading query execution plans
Block and deadlock analysis
Automating management with SQL Server Agent
Multiserver management
Windows PowerShell and SQL Server
Using Extended Events
Monitoring and analyzing performance
Options for high availability
Virtualizing SQL Server
Moving, migrating, and upgrading databases
SQL Server performance checklist
Never the end

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Are you looking to expand your knowledge and skills in SQL Server administration? Look no further than "Learn SQL Server Administration in a Month of Lunches." This comprehensive book covers everything you need to know about SQL Server operations, from maintenance to backup and recovery, high availability, and performance monitoring. In just an hour a day over a month, you'll gain valuable insights and practical techniques to keep your SQL Server running smoothly.

What sets this book apart is its concise and easy-to-read format. Gone are the days of long and overwhelming textbooks. With "Learn SQL Server Administration in a Month of Lunches," you'll get straight to the point and learn the day-to-day tasks and techniques you need to succeed. Each of the 21 short lessons provides practical takeaways that you can immediately apply in your work.

Written by expert trainer and bestselling author Don Jones, this book is accessible to readers of any level of experience. Whether you're just starting as a DBA or have been tasked with SQL Server administration in your office, this book will equip you with the knowledge and skills you need.

Get your copy of "Learn SQL Server Administration in a Month of Lunches" today and start your journey towards becoming a SQL Server expert. With the purchase of the print book, you'll also receive a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

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