Pro SQL Server 2012 Administration

by Ken Simmons, Sylvester Carstarphen

Overview

Pro SQL Server 2012 Administration is a one-stop source for all the knowledge you'll need to professionally manage a database under Microsoft SQL Server 2012. SQL Server administration is a complex field requiring an unusually broad and well-rounded skill set. A good database administrator must be part system administrator, part database design expert, and part SQL tuning optimization guru. Above all, he or she must be capable of restoring a damaged database at any time. Database administration requires excellent people skills for dealing with management and clients, and solid technical skills for dealing with the hardware and the software.

Pro SQL Server 2012 Administration addresses all aspects of database administration, regardless of the size of the implementation. Install SQL Server 2012 and create new database environments. Develop a sound backup strategy for your database. Perform recovery as needed, which many consider to be job #1. Authors Ken Simmons and Sylvester Carstarphen also help you automate your work through the use of policy-based management. Performance optimization gets good coverage, so that you can render assistance when developers need help with problem queries.

Rare among database and other technical books is solid guidance on the people side of the equation. Success as a database administrator comes from working well with others, becoming involved in the community, and building the right combination of technical knowledge and people skills to solve problems and get things done professionally and amicably. Simmons and Carstarphen pay special attention to these aspects of the job in this new edition of their comprehensive book on SQL Server administration.

• Helps you manage a SQL Server 2012 database at professional level
• Covers the gamut of database administration skills
• Provides guidance on performance optimization

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781430239154
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	05/15/2012
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	508
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Ken Simmons is a database administrator and developer specializing in Microsoft SQL Server and .NET. He is currently working with a global electronic payment service provider in Columbus, Georgia. He has been working in the IT industry since 2000 and holds certifications for MCP, MCAD, MCSD, MCDBA, and MCTS for SQL 2005. Ken is highly active in the online community and often participates in the SQL forums on MSDN and SQLServerCentral. He enjoys sharing tips that he discovers by writing articles for SQLServerCentral and MSSQLTips.com. He has also formed an SQL Server Users Group in Columbus, Georgia, for SQL Server professionals to come together to share knowledge and resources. When he is not working, Ken enjoys traveling with his wife, Susan, and son, Nathan, and can often be found on a cruise ship, at a Disney resort, or at the beach in his hometown of Pensacola, Florida.

Table of Contents

• What's New?
• Pre-Install Considerations
• Choosing a High-Availability Solution
• Installing and Upgrading
• Post Installation
• Multi-Server Administration
• Security
• Administering Database Objects
• Indexing for Performance
• Managing Backups
• Restore and Recovery Strategies
• Automating Routine Maintenance
• Monitoring Your Server
• Auditing
• Extended Events Interface
• Managing Query Performance
• Secrets to Excelling as a Professional DBA
• What's Next?