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# SQL Server 2008 Administration in Action First Edition

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    this book is a gem
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2010*

The majority of my technical books fall into the skim and gather dust category.  NOT THIS BOOK!  This book strikes that rare balance of being readable, practical, and a bargain all at the same time.Readability is high because of the transitions from subject to subject.  There are no fantastic leaps of faith when it comes to explaining how things work.  Everything builds on something previously said and College does a great job reminding the reader about material covered in earlier chapters.  The pacing of the material is good and doesn't bog down in technical details.  College also points out some excellent white papers for more in-depth knowledge.The book is practical for the wealth of best practices listed throughout the book.  I don't know how many times I had those "ohhh, I wish I knew this back then" type moments.  In addition to the best practices, College clearly explains the multitude of SQL Server settings in a responsible DBA fashion.  Meaning, while a feature *might* improve performance you still have to consider the overhead.  Good stuff.Finally, this book is a bargain because it includes a free ebook version.  I did the majority of the code examples and they all worked!Insofar as any omissions and errors, I would have liked to have seen some coverage on troubleshooting a virtual sql server instance.  Also, the link to the stored procedure, track_waitstats_2005, doesn't work properly.  However, these things don't detract at all from the excellence of this book.

### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    The web site doesn't exist
  

*by M***N on Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2010*

I've had the book 3 days and I'm just getting into it.  It states in the "about this book" section that there is a companion web page - [...] - where you can download the pdf version of the book.  Well, the link no longer exists and Rod Colledge is not listed anywhere on the manning site.[...] does exist, but I haven't had time to really look at it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Some Useful Information
  

*by H***H on Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2012*

This book has some good usefull information that DBAs will be able to use. If it is not complete then it is leading in some good directions. As a SQL Server professional involved since 4.21a was released I found this a good resource for looking at, and learning more about, SQL Server 2008 features. It would be great if there were some updates for more information on the newer SQL Server 2008 R2.I would have given it 5 stars except for the following:Too many times I read 'beyond the scope of this book'. There could have been a little more depth added for some of the topics as the book isn't that big.Used bamboozle badly. He disrespects the many DBAs trying to care about security and do something about it. These days a DBA isn't just involved with SQL. They are involved with virutalization, hardware, Storage, Network, Infrastructure, O/S, and the many different quirky software packages and badly designed databases and SQL code they have to support that they cannot change. Using such a term and so casually labeling DBAs as doing this shows a lack of experience and respect and just adds to what DBAs have to deal with.I know this is a highly debated topic but it is a fact that many times these days a DBA has to know about more than SQL Server and wear more hats to get the job done. And most of the time it falls to the DBA to work on the security. A good example of this is one of the other books i bought on Amazon: Securing SQL Server: Protecting Your Database from Attackers .I recommend the book for its good technical content and as a good read for what he covers. The accuracy also seems very good for the information presented.I am enjoying reading the book and working through using the examples and code.

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