Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Administration

This comprehensive guide teaches you the skills needed to successfully administer SQL Server 2012. You'll learn how to handle the most difficult admin issues including change management, security, performance tuning, monitoring, and backups. And you'll also discover how to master the latest features of the 2012 release, including client connectivity enhancements, cloud computing, data replication, and business intelligence. This detailed instruction by leading experts will help you improve the efficiency, scalability, and performance of your SQL Server environment so you can do more in much less time.

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.

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.

Annotation 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 ServerWalks you through ways to manage and monitor SQL Server and automate administrationGuides you through SQL Azure for cloud computing, data replication, and data warehouse performance improvementsAddresses client-connectivity enhancements, new features that ensure high availability of mission-critical applications, and tighter integration with Excel and SharePoint for data analysis and reportingHighlights major changes to the suite of SQL Server BI tools, including integration, reporting, and analysis servicesIncludes real-world case examples and best practices from Microsoft insidersIf you're a database administrator eager to get started with the newest version of SQL Server, then this book is essential reading 10. : Configuring the Server for Optimal Performance -- What Every DBA Needs to Know About Performance -- What the Developer DBA Needs to Know About Performance -- What the Production DBA Needs to Know About Performance -- CPU -- Memory -- I/O -- Summary -- 11. : Optimizing SQL Server 2012 -- Application Optimization -- The Silent Killer: I/O Problems -- Table and Index Partitioning -- Data Compression -- CPU Considerations -- Memory Considerations and Enhancements -- Resource Governor -- Summary -- 12. : Monitoring Your SQL Server -- The Goal of Monitoring -- Choosing the Appropriate Monitoring Tools Chapter 10: Configuring the Server for Optimal Performance; What Every DBA Needs to Know About Performance; What the Developer DBA Needs to Know About Performance; What the Production DBA Needs to Know About Performance; CPU; Memory; I/O; Summary; Chapter 11: Optimizing SQL Server 2012; Application Optimization; The Silent Killer: I/O Problems; Table and Index Partitioning; Data Compression; CPU Considerations; Memory Considerations and Enhancements; Resource Governor; Summary; Chapter 12: Monitoring Your SQL Server; The Goal of Monitoring; Choosing the Appropriate Monitoring Tools