Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Administration

An essential how-to guide for experienced DBAs on the most significant product release since 2005! Microsoft SQL Server 2012 will have major changes throughout the SQL Server and will impact how DBAs administer the database. With this book, a team of well-known SQL Server experts introduces the many new features of the most recent version of SQL Server and deciphers how these changes will affect the methods that administrators have been using for years. Loaded with unique tips, tricks, and workarounds for handling the most difficult SQL Server admin issues, this how-to guide deciphers topics such as performance tuning, backup and recovery, scaling and replication, clustering, and security. Serves as a must-have how-to guide on the new features of the 2012 release of Microsoft SQL Server Walks you through ways to manage and monitor SQL Server and automate administration Guides you through SQL Azure for cloud computing, data replication, and data warehouse performance improvements Addresses client-connectivity enhancements, new features that ensure high availability of mission-critical applications, and tighter integration with Excel and SharePoint for data analysis and reporting Highlights major changes to the suite of SQL Server BI tools, including integration, reporting, and analysis services Includes real-world case examples and best practices from Microsoft insiders If you're a database administrator eager to get started with the newest version of SQL Server, then this book is essential reading.

An essential how-to guide for experienced DBAs on the most significant product release since 2005!Microsoft SQL Server 2012 will have major changes throughout the SQL Server and will impact how DBAs administer the database. With this book, a team of well-known SQL Server experts introduces the many new features of the most recent version of SQL Server and deciphers how these changes will affect the methods that administrators have been using for years. Loaded with unique tips, tricks, and workarounds for handling the most difficult SQL Server admin issues, this how-to guide deciphers topics such as performance tuning, backup and recovery, scaling and replication, clustering, and security.* Serves as a must-have how-to guide on the new features of the 2012 release of Microsoft SQL Server* Walks you through ways to manage and monitor SQL Server and automate administration* Guides you through SQL Azure for cloud computing, data replication, and data warehouse performance improvements* Addresses client-connectivity enhancements, new features that ensure high availability of mission-critical applications, and tighter integration with Excel and SharePoint for data analysis and reporting* Highlights major changes to the suite of SQL Server BI tools, including integration, reporting, and analysis services* Includes real-world case examples and best practices from Microsoft insidersIf you're a database administrator eager to get started with the newest version of SQL Server, then this book is essential reading.

INTRODUCTION xxxviiCHAPTER 1: SQL SERVER 2012 ARCHITECTURE 1CHAPTER 2: INSTALLING SQL SERVER 2012 BEST PRACTICES 21CHAPTER 3: UPGRADING SQL SERVER 2012 BEST PRACTICES 53CHAPTER 4: MANAGING AND TROUBLESHOOTING THE DATABASE ENGINE71CHAPTER 5: AUTOMATING SQL SERVER 105CHAPTER 6: SERVICE BROKER IN SQL SERVER 2012 147CHAPTER 7: SQL SERVER CLR INTEGRATION 167CHAPTER 8: SECURING THE DATABASE INSTANCE 181CHAPTER 9: CHANGE MANAGEMENT 197CHAPTER 10: CONFIGURING THE SERVER FOR OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE233CHAPTER 11: OPTIMIZING SQL SERVER 2012 273CHAPTER 12: MONITORING YOUR SQL SERVER 317CHAPTER 13: PERFORMANCE TUNING T-SQL 399CHAPTER 14: INDEXING YOUR DATABASE 449CHAPTER 15: REPLICATION 473CHAPTER 16: CLUSTERING SQL SERVER 2012 509CHAPTER 17: BACKUP AND RECOVERY 547CHAPTER 18: SQL SERVER 2012 LOG SHIPPING 607CHAPTER 19: DATABASE MIRRORING 641CHAPTER 20: INTEGRATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AND PERFORMANCETUNING 695CHAPTER 21: ANALYSIS SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AND PERFORMANCETUNING 729CHAPTER 22: SQL SERVER REPORTING SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 765CHAPTER 23: SQL SERVER 2012 SHAREPOINT 2010 INTEGRATION 815CHAPTER 24: SQL AZURE ADMINISTRATION AND CONFIGURATION 837CHAPTER 25: ALWAYSON AVAILABILITY GROUPS 857INDEX 885