Microsoft® SQL Server 2005: Applied Techniques Step by Step

About the BookTake your database skills to the next level with this hands-on, step-by-step guide.Learn more-advanced skills to design, build, test, deploy, and maintain SQL Server databases one step at a time. Ideal for developers who understand database essentials, this learn-by-doing tutorial offers practical guidance, code samples, and a collection of techniques to help you solve real-world business problems. Discover how to:Manage data access with server logins and user and server rolesImplement a disaster recovery strategy Use aggregate functions to compute totals and complex statistical valuesOptimize query performance by managing IO statistics and designing indexes Work with remote data sources including third-party databasesProvide remote access through the Internet or a middle-tier service interface Manage transactions, implement error handlers, and define isolation levelsGo further and work with SQL Server Reporting Services and Notification ServicesIncludes a CD featuring:All practice exercisesCode samples