Pro SQL Server 2005 High Availability (Expert's Voice in SQL Server) - Hardcover

Hirt, Allan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 159059780X ISBN 13: 9781590597804

Publisher: Apress, 2007

Synopsis

This book comprehensively covers the technology, the people, the process, and the real-world best practices for planning, deploying, administering, and maintaining highly available SQL Server 2005 instances. It provides in-depth, detailed advice on what it takes to assure SQL Server high availability for businesses of any size. It covers both availability and performance, from the perspective of high availability, and addresses the crucial needs of enterprise-class, 24x7 SQL Server 2005 implementations. The book is based on real-world experience. It gives sound guidance to DBAs and system administrators on how to really get the job done.

About this title

Synopsis

Maintaining SQL Server 2005 high availability in a global information environment is the database administrator s greatest practical challenge. Availability is as much about people and processes as it is about technology. Pro SQL Server 2005 High Availability covers the technology, people, processes, and real-world best practices for planning, deploying, administering, and maintaining highly available SQL Server 2005 instances. With years of experience as a database consultant and production DBA, Allan Hirt provides in-depth, detailed advice on what it takes to ensure SQL Server high availability for businesses of any size. This is not an academic text; it s not based on lab experiments, but on real-world experience. This book is a dramatic update and revision of the author s previous best-seller on SQL Server 2000. It gives sound guidance to DBAs and system administrators on how to really get the job done. * This book provides comprehensive, clear, detailed coverage of all major availability issues. * The author covers both availability and performance, from the perspective of high availability.*

The book addresses the crucial needs of enterprise-class, 24x7 SQL Server 2005 implementations. * You ll gain insight that other SQL Server documentation and whitepapers don t provide.

About the Author

Allan Hirt is a Microsoft Cluster "Most Valuable Professional" living just outside of Boston. Starting as an intern at Sybase in college, Allan has used SQL Server in its various forms since 1992. For the past 10 years, he has traveled all over the world to train, mentor, and work with clients. He has also authored or contributed to publications about SQL Server for various outlets including Microsoft and SQL Server Magazine via whitepapers, webcasts, training courses, and books. He is a frequent speaker at conferences like TechEd and SQL PASS. Allan s website and blog can be found at http://www.sqlha.com and at @SQLHA on Twitter.

Edition details

• Publisher: Apress
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 159059780X
• ISBN 13: 9781590597804
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 773