Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management and Administration

Ross Mistry, MVP, MCTS, MCDBA, MCSE Ross Mistry is a seasoned professional in the Silicon Valley and a technology advocate with more than a decade of experience in the computer industry. As a principal consultant and partner with Convergent Computing (CCO), Ross designs and implements SQL Server, Active Directory, and Exchange solutions for Fortune 500 organizations with a global presence. Some of the organizations in which Ross Mistry has taken on the role of lead global Microsoft architect include: Network Appliance, Ross Stores Dress for Less, CIBC, Gilead Sciences, Solectron, The Sharper Image, 2Wire, Infinera, and Wells Fargo’s small business Ecommerce site.   Ross had the opportunity to work with SQL Server 2008 two years prior to the product release. When he is not focused on his SQL Server specialties– high availability, migrations, and security–his attention turns to SQL Server development and Business Intelligence. Ross is an author, co-author, and technical editor of more than 10 books. Many of the books have been bestsellers. Recently, he coauthored Windows Server 2008 Unleashed and SQL Server 2005 Management and Administration. He was a contributing writer on Hyper-V Unleashed, Exchange Server 2007 Unleashed, and SharePoint Server 2007 Unleashed. Ross also took on the role of technical editor for SQL Server 2005 Unleashed and SQL Server 2005: Changing the Paradigm. In addition to being an author and consultant, Ross is a public speaker who conducts seminars on Microsoft topics around the world. He frequently speaks at local SQL Server user groups and international conferences. Most recently, he spoke at the SQL Server PASS Community Summit in North America, SQL Server Europe PASS, SQL Server Connections, and the Microsoft campuses in San Francisco and the Silicon Valley. As a SQL Server Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), Ross is heavily involved with the SQL Server community and assists by responding to questions in newsgroups, writing articles for magazines, and blogging for networkworld. com and to IT managers on Microsoft’s TechNet Community Hub site. His blog site is http://www.networkworld.com/community/mistry.   Ross' blog can be viewed at http://www.networkworld.com/community/mistry and he can reached at Ross@cco.com.  

Introduction

1 Installing or Upgrading to the SQL Server 2008

2 Administering the SQL Server 2008 Database Engine

3 Creating Packages and Transferring Data with

4 Managing and Optimizing SQL Server 2008 Indexes

5 Administering SQL Server 2008 Full-Text Search

6 SQL Server 2008 Maintenance Practices

7 Backing Up and Restoring the SQL Server 2008

8 Hardening a SQL Server Implementation

9 Administering SQL Server Security and Authorization

10 Administering Policy Based Management

11 Encrypting SQL Server Data and Communications

12 Implementing and Managing Failover Clustering

13 Administering and Managing Database Mirroring

14 Implementing and Managing Log Shipping

15 Implementing and Administering SQL Server Replication

16 Managing Workloads and Consumption with

17 Monitoring SQL Server 2008 with Native Tools

18 Proactively Monitoring SQL Server 2008 with System

19 Performance Tuning and Troubleshooting SQL Server 2008

20 Administering SQL Server 2008 with PowerShell

21 Consolidating and Virtualizing SQL Server 2008 with Hyper-V

Summary

Best Practices

Index