Direct from Microsoft Insiders: the Complete Hands-On Guide to
SQL Server 2005’s Powerful Tools!
Microsoft SQL Server 2005’s high-powered management tools can dramatically
improve DBA productivity and effectiveness. Now there’s a comprehensive guide
to SQL Server 2005’s toolset, straight from the Microsoft team that created it.
This book covers the entire toolset in unprecedented depth, guides database
professionals in choosing the right tools, and shows them how to use various
tools collectively to solve real-world problems. The authors present “how-toâ€Â
solutions and never-before-published tips for SQL Server 2005 installation,
upgrades, configuration, authoring, schema design, development, deployment,
optimization, troubleshooting, and more.
MICHAEL RAHEEM is the senior product manager of the Microsoft SQL Server
team and led the design and implementation of several SQL Server tools, such
as SQL Server Management Studio, Database Mail, Upgrade Advisors, and
Surface Area Configuration. He currently leads the SQL Server enterprise
marketing efforts including high availability, scalability, and performance.
DIMA SONKIN is development lead in the SQL Server Tools group responsible
for SQL Server Agent, SMO, DMO, SQL Profiler, Database Engine Tuning Advisor,
Database Mail, SQLMail, SqlCmd, and OSQL.
THIERRY D’HERS is the lead program manager on Microsoft’s SQL BI Analysis
Services team and has spent five years designing and specifying Analysis
Services tools.
KAMI LEMONDS is the documentation manager for Microsoft’s SQL Server User
Education team and contributed to the SQL Server 2000 Resource Kit.
CD-ROM contains all sample code from the book and corresponding
Visual Studio project files.