Microsoft SQL Server 2008 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) 1st Edition by Mike Chapple (PDF)

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If you’re a database administrator, you know Microsoft SQL Server 2008 is revolutionizing database development. Get up to speed on SQL Server 2008, impress your boss, and improve your company’s data management — read Microsoft SQL Server 2008 For Dummies!SQL Server 2008 lets you build powerful databases and create database queries that give your organization the information it needs to excel. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 For Dummies helps you build the skills you need to set up, administer, and troubleshoot SQL Server 2008. You’ll be able to:Develop and maintain a SQL Server systemDesign databases with integrity and efficiencyTurn data into information with SQL Server Reporting ServicesOrganize query results, summarizing data with aggregate functions and formatting outputImport large quantities of data with SSISKeep your server running smoothlyProtect data from prying eyesDevelop and implement a disaster recovery planImprove performance with database snapshotsAutomate SQL Server 2008 administrationMicrosoft SQL Server 2008 For Dummies is a great first step toward becoming a SQL Server 2008 pro!

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Editorial Reviews: From the Inside Flap The fun and easy way® to build powerful databasesSee how to administer, troubleshoot, and report like a pro in SQL ServerAre you ready to unleash the power hidden within your organization’s data to meet business objectives? This book will help you build the skills that SQL Server database administrators must have to succeed. You’ll find out how to develop and maintain a SQL Server system, design databases, manipulate data, and much more.Discover how to:Build your first SQL Server databasesInsert, manipulate, and retrieve dataKeep your database server running smoothlyProtect data from prying eyesImprove performance with database snapshots From the Back Cover The fun and easy way® to build powerful databasesSee how to administer, troubleshoot, and report like a pro in SQL ServerAre you ready to unleash the power hidden within your organization’s data to meet business objectives? This book will help you build the skills that SQL Server database administrators must have to succeed. You’ll find out how to develop and maintain a SQL Server system, design databases, manipulate data, and much more.Discover how to:Build your first SQL Server databasesInsert, manipulate, and retrieve dataKeep your database server running smoothlyProtect data from prying eyesImprove performance with database snapshots About the Author Mike Chapple, MCDBA, CISA, CISSP, is an IT professional at the University of Notre Dame, where he teaches a computer applications course. He is a coauthor of the CISSP Study Guide. Read more

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐The author is a good writer, he’s well organized, he get’s his point across well – the problem is that he doesn’t do it enough. This is a nice introduction to MS SQL but its simply too short and ultimately too lightweight for the subject. There are other good beginners manuals out there that, if they aren’t as entertaining, are more useful. Dummies cut the legs out from under this text by keeping it so compact – too bad, if he’d had more room he undoubtedly could have created a excellent manual.

⭐Excellent start up material for someone beginning to use or learn about SQL

⭐really used

⭐The book starts out with hands on examples and walkthoughs. As the book progresses to more advanced topics, you get screenshots of results and screenshots of database tables, etc. from within SQL Server Mgmt. Studio but hands on exercises are not there and, what’s worse, there are no sample databases! That’s right, if you look for a download of the sample databases used in the book, you won’t find them.I wrote to the author and never received a response.I wrote to the publisher and was told “The database name is provided as an example. There isn’t a default or sample database to download.”Buy a different book.

⭐This book quickly gets you up and running with MS SQL Server giving easy step by step instructions in the SQL Server interface and configuration. It is by no means a primer of the SQL language. There’s plenty of other books for that. If you need “great depth” on the subject choose another resource but it suited me for a quick overview and good starting point.

⭐Well worth it; highly recommend!

⭐I am a dummy on SQL Server 2008, so this book was bought to bring me up to speed, and it does that. Wish there was a 2012 version though.

⭐Good as usual…. spreading it around at work….. just another good addition to my home library with quick reference to grab

⭐I purchased this book a number of years ago. Most of these “Dummy” style books are not usually very helpful, however this one is really good. It describes button by button what to do to set up SQL server 2008 and why.(Can be used for later editions as instructions are similar). It also contains some really useful tips on scripting, trouble shooting and general maintenance of your databases. Use this with MS SQL express (Free download) to expand or learn SQL.. Also try Murach’s SQL server 2012 for developers. This is a little more advanced, but an excellent reference book. I have worked in the IT industry for 35 years and these two SQL publications are the best ones I’ve come accross so far.

⭐This review is for the Kindle version. I’d advise viewing this only on a Kindle or even better just buy the hardcopy. First thing I found immediately annoying is the formatting of tables. They’re all out and haven’t transferred well to Kindle, at least for the PC, very well. On the Kindle the formatting is ok but the right hand side has to be viewed in Landscape format else the far right column is chopped in half. That always annoys me about Kindle as PDFs never have this problem.

⭐Good book

⭐It is not a book for beginners as it skips important steps and doesnt fully explain procedures. Chapter 6 & 7 needs to be completely rewritten and made more practical as it failed to explain how to feed data into columns and how to call the Transact-SQL procedures. Its just a nightmare. Kindly learn from “Sams Teach Yourself Visual Basic 2012 in 24 hours”. reviewed: I later figured out how to get around it

⭐I’m not a total dummy but found this book a godsend for a project that needed more than MS Access. Well laid out, easy to access piecemeal and find just what you need.

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