Need to get your arms around Microsoft SQL Server 2005 fast, without getting buried in the details? Need to make fundamental decisions about deploying, using, or administering Microsoft's latest enterprise database?
Need to understand what's new in SQL server 2005, and how it fits with your existing IT and business infrastructure? SQL Server 2005 Distilled delivers the answers you need--quickly, clearly, and objectively.
Former SQL Server team member Eric L. Brown offers realistic insight into every significant aspect of SQL Server 2005: its new features, architecture, administrative tools, security model, data management capabilities, delvelopment environment, and much more. Brown draws on his extensive experience consulting with enterprise users, outlining realistic usage scenarios that leverage SQL Server 2005's strengths and minimize its limitation.
Chapter 1: Introduction to SQL Server 2005
Chapter 2: What Everyone Should Know About Security
Chapter 3: Enterprise Data Management
Chapter 4: Features for Database Development
Chapter 5: Overview of Business Intelligence
Chapter 6: The Code Chapter
Appendix A SQL Server 2005 System Information
Appendix B System Tables and View in SQL Server 2005
Appendix C SQL Server Built-In Functions