SQL Server 2000 for Experienced DBAs

Brian Knight (Green Cove Springs, FL), MCSE, MCDBA, is on the Board of Directors for the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) and runs the local SQL Server users group in Jacksonville. Brian is a contributing columnist for SQL Magazine and also maintains a weekly column for the database website SQLServerCentral.com. He is the author of Admin911: SQL Server 2000 (Osborne/McGraw-Hill) and co-author of Professional SQL Server DTS (Wrox Press). Brain is a Senior SQL Server Database Consultant at Alltel in Jacksonville and spends most of his time deep in DTS and SQL Server.

Ch. 1: Architecture and Installation Ch. 2: Managing SQL Server Ch. 3: Securing SQL Server Ch. 4: Optimizing and Automating SQL Server Administration Ch. 5: Monitoring and Tuning SQL Server Ch. 6: Automating Administrative Tasks Ch. 7: Optimizing and Troubleshooting SQL Server Ch. 8: Optimizing and Troubleshooting T-SQL Ch. 9: Disaster Planning and Recovery Ch. 10: Scaling SQL Server Ch. 11: Clustering Architecture Ch. 12: Step-by-Step Guide to Clustering Ch. 13: SQL Server Replication Appendices Appendix A: System Tables and Undocumented DBCC Commands Appendix B: Documented and Undocumented Extended Stored Procedures Appendix C: DBA Responsibilities Appendix D: Finding the Right DBA - Interview Questions