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Accelerated SQL Server 2008 (Expert's Voice) ReviewIn support of a current project, I was searching for whatever books I could find to help me with SQL Server 2008. This is one of the first available "credible" books I found. Credible since I have a number of other APRESS technical books that I found useful, and credible since the authors list certainly fit the lead-in on the cover - "The Experts Voice in SQL Server".I found this book to be exactly what the title says (Accelerated) and exactly what I needed for my project effort. Let me explain - I have a significant background in database administration, and had worked on literally hundreds of SQL Server 2000 related projects. But due to job focus on other responsibilities, my exposure to SQL Server 2005 was limited to a couple of projects. So when this high profile SQL 2008 project came along, I really needed something to quickly jumpstart my learning.
As I went through the installation and the configuration of the database engine, analysis services, reporting services, and integration services in my environments, I used all the associated chapters in this book. It gave me the pertinent information, the important differences and improvements, without bogging me down in the basic things I felt I already knew.
I felt that the first 13 chapters covering primarily the database engine and associated features - Installation, Policy, Availability, Performance, Security, Monitoring, Service Broker, Full Text Search, and TSQL enhancements were very complete and excellent resource for someone with experience looking for a jumpstart. I don't see myself buying another book to supplement this knowledge - forums and whitepapers will probably be all that I will need - in the short term at least.
I admit that I skimmed the chapter or two on .Net integration and programming assemblies - but I will be back to it in a couple of weeks to be sure.
Since this current project requires a good deal of XML based data integration between our existing world and this new application - the chapters on XML and XQuery were of particular interest to me. I found them a valuable and complete introduction. The next few months of the project will show how valuable this really was, but I came away feeling pretty good about what we might be able to do to leverage this.
Because my work for the past couple of years has been focused on BI, I went through those last three chapters covering Business Intelligence (analysis server, reporting services, integration services) multiple times. First to do the installation and configuration, second to see what I was that I missed, and a final time to understand what I thought the authors had missed. This section provides a good basic intro to the products, and gives you what you need to get them setup and functional. To exploit them however, you will need to look for further resources.
You can look at this book as a focused set of expert recommendations, advice, and key bullet points around its 3 major divisions - the Enterprise data platform (I rate it excellent in that coverage), development in SQL Server (I'd rate it good, but I know I need to read it again), and Business Intelligence (I'd rate it useful, but basic in the coverage).
What this book is not, is an in-depth and complete coverage of all the specifics of each of the SQL 2008 vertical product features. If your primary interest is in one of those features outside the database engine itself - Reporting Services or Analysis Services, you will need to follow this book up with one of the detailed and targeted books.
At the end of the day - this book gave me exactly what I needed, when I needed it. That makes it a good book in my view, a keeper for my top bookself, and one I can recommend to others in similar circumstances.
Accelerated SQL Server 2008 (Expert's Voice) OverviewAccelerated SQL Server 2008 is a fast introduction to SQL Server 2008 for experienced database professionals. The book appeals to readers who are smart, who learn fast, and who do not want to wade through a large amount of introductory material. The goal is to impart the essentials of using SQL Server 2008 as quickly as possible.
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