SQL Server MVP Deep Dives, Volume 2

Summary

SQL Server MVP Deep Dives, Volume 2 is a unique book that lets you learn from the best in the business - 64 SQL Server MVPs offer completely new content in this second volume on topics ranging from testing and policy management to integration services, reporting, and performance optimization techniques...and more.
About this Book
To become an MVP requires deep knowledge and impressive skill. Together, the 64 MVPs who wrote this book bring about 1,000 years of experience in SQL Server administration, development, training, and design. This incredible book captures their expertise and passion in 60 concise, hand-picked chapters and offers valuable insights for readers of all levels.

SQL Server MVP Deep Dives, Volume 2 picks up where the first volume leaves off, with completely new content on topics ranging from testing and policy management to integration services, reporting, and performance optimization. The chapters fall into five parts: Architecture and Design, Database Administration, Database Development, Performance Tuning and Optimization, and Business Intelligence.

Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book.
What's InsideDiscovering servers with PowerShellUsing regular expressions in SSMSTuning the Transaction Log for OLTPOptimizing SSIS for dimensional dataReal-time BI and much more
Manning Publications and the authors of this book support the children of Operation Smile, an international children's medical charity that performs free reconstructive surgery for children suffering from facial deformities such as cleft lips and cleft palates by mobilizing medical volunteers who provide education and training programs to local doctors on the latest surgical techniques.

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Table of ContentsPART 1 ARCHITECTUREEdited by Louis DavidsonWhere are my keys? by Ami Levin"Yes, we are all individuals"A look at uniqueness in the world of SQL by Rob FarleyArchitectural growth pains by Chris ShawCharacteristics of a great relational database by Louis DavidsonStorage design considerations by Denny CherryGeneralization: the key to a well-designed schema by Paul NielsenPART 2 DATABASE ADMINISTRATION Edited by Paul Randal and Kimberly TrippIncreasing availability through testing by Allan HirtPage restores by Gail ShawCapacity planning by Greg LarsenDiscovering your servers with PowerShell and SMO by Joe WebbWill the real Mr. Smith please stand up? by John MagnaboscoBuild your own SQL Server 2008 performance dashboard by Pawl PotasinskiSQL Server cost recovery by Peter WardBest practice compliance with Policy-Based Management by Rod ColledgeUsing SQL Server Management Studio to the fullest by Rodney LandrumMultiserver management and Utility Explorer - best tools for the DBA by Satya Shyam K. JayantyTop 10 SQL Server admin student misconceptions by Tibor KarasziHigh availability of SQL Server in the context of Service Level Agreements by Tobiasz Janusz KoprowskiPART 3 DATABASE DEVELOPMENT Edited by Paul NielsenT-SQL: bad habits to kick by Aaron BertrandDeath by UDF by Kevin BolesUsing regular expressions in SSMS by John Paul CookSQL Server Denali: what's coming next in T-SQL by Sergio GovoniCreating your own data type by Hugo KornelisExtracting data with regular expressions by Matija LahRelational division by Peter LarssonSQL FILESTREAM: to BLOB or not to BLOB by Ben MillerWriting unit tests for Transact-SQL by Luciano MoreiraGetting asynchronous with Service Broker by Mladen PrajdicEffective use of HierarchyId by Denis ReznikLet Service Broker help you scale your application by Allen WhitePART 4 PERFORMANCE TUNING AND OPTIMIZATION Edited by Brad M. McGeheeHardware 201: selecting and sizing database server hardware by Glenn BerryParameter sniffing: your best friend...except when it isn't by Grant FritcheyInvestigating the plan cache by Jason StrateWhat are you waiting for? An introduction to waits and queues by Robert PearlYou see sets, and I see loops by Linchi SheaPerformance-tuning the transaction log for OLTP workloads by Brad M. McGeheeStrategies for unraveling tangled code by Jennifer McCownUsing PAL to analyze SQL Server performance by Tim ChapmanTuning JDBC for SQL Server by Jungsun KimPART 5 BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE Edited by Greg LowCreating a formal Reporting Services report part library by Jessica M. MossImproving report layout and visualization by Greg LowDeveloping sharable managed code expressions in SSRS by William VaughnDesigning reports with custom MDX queries by Paul TurleyBuilding a scale-out Reporting Services farm by Edwin SarmientoCreating SSRS reports from SSAS by Robert CainOptimizing SSIS for dimensional data loads by Michael ColesSSIS configurations management by Andy LeonardExploring different types of enumerators in the SSIS Foreach Loop container by Abolfazl Radgoudarzi and Shahriar NikkhahLate-arriving dimensions in SSIS by John WelchWhy automate tasks with SSIS? by Ted Krueger