Intermediate - Advanced Level Users.
This reference provides a comprehensive resource for DBAs who support SQL Server 2000 users, developers and network administrators in both networked and stand-alone environments. It supports Microsoft SQL Server, the fastest growing database product in small to mid-sized businesses.
The book focuses on the needs of the administrator and explores the features, tools and skills professionals need to excel on the job, from installation and user administration to securing, configuration and tuning. It provides overviews of stored procedures and tables, and data access technology, as well as clear discussions of the role of SQL Server in Web and networked environments.
The book also teaches the use of T-SQL (Microsoft's proprietary implementation of the industry standard SQL Language) as a means to automate common tasks and query the database, and includes a practical reference to the subset of T-SQL keywords that DBAs need to perform or automate common procedures.
