An essential how-to guide for experienced DBAs on the most significant
product release since 2005!
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 will have major changes throughout the SQL
Server and will impact how DBAs administer the database. With this book,
a team of well-known SQL Server experts introduces the many new features
of the most recent version of SQL Server and deciphers how these changes
will affect the methods that administrators have been using for years.
Loaded with unique tips, tricks, and workarounds for handling the most
difficult SQL Server admin issues, this how-to guide deciphers topics
such as performance tuning, backup and recovery, scaling and
replication, clustering, and security.
- Serves as a must-have how-to guide on the new features of the 2012
release of Microsoft SQL Server
- Walks you through ways to manage and monitor SQL Server and automate
administration
- Guides you through SQL Azure for cloud computing, data replication,
and data warehouse performance improvements
- Addresses client-connectivity enhancements, new features that ensure
high availability of mission-critical applications, and tighter
integration with Excel and SharePoint for data analysis and reporting
- Highlights major changes to the suite of SQL Server BI tools,
including integration, reporting, and analysis services
- Includes real-world case examples and best practices from Microsoft
insiders
If you're a database administrator eager to get started with the newest
version of SQL Server, then this book is essential reading.
