Pro SQL Server 2005 [Paperback]

* First book to provide comprehensive, deeply practical coverage on all major new SS2005 features.

Lead author (Tom Rizzo) is a key member of the SQL Server team at Microsoft and a respected author and blogger.

Gets the DBA and developer up and running with SS2005 in the fastest possible time.

The facts, not the evangelism.

SQL Server 2005 is a dramatically expanded and enhanced version of SQL Server 2000 that not only makes SQL Server a true enterprise-level RDBMS, but also changes how SQL Server professionals design databases and develop database applications.

Pro SQL Server 2005 provides in-depth coverage of new SQL Server features and enhancements. It focuses on what experienced SQL Server database administrators, developers, and business intelligence practitioners need to know to get up to speed with SQL Server 2005 as quickly as possible. It carefully presents each new feature and precisely illustrates the feature with examples that show you how to use it effectively.

The authors provide practical, in-depth coverage of the core topics that they specialize inall supported by realistic examples, so you’ll be able to design and implement your own SQL Server 2005 solutions quickly and painlessly. This book is a roadmap for exploring and exploiting SQL Server 2005. So fasten your seatbelts, start your computers, and race to mastery of SQL Server 2005!

A table of contents is not available for this title.Robin Dewson has been hooked on programming ever since he bought his first computer, a Sinclair ZX80, in 1980. He has been working with SQL Server since version 6.5 and Visual Basic since version 5. Robin is a consultant mainly in the city of London, where he has been for nearly eight years. He also has been developing a rugby-related website as well as maintaining his own site at Fat-Belly.com.

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