Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2005 The Storage Engine Kalen Delaney
0-7356-2105-5padMicrosoft Press 9780735621053 0735621055Oct-06
List Price: $49.99padPaperbackpad431 pages
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Understanding the internals of storage in SQL Server helps database developers and administrators to better create, maintain, and mine information from enterprise data. This practical, hands-on book focuses on the SQL Server 2005 Storage Engine and delves deep into the structures used for storing data, including files, tables, indexes, and data types. Topics also include security details, with coverage of the new SQL Server 2005 security model, and data protection through the backup and restore algorithms. With pragmatic advice, best practices, extensive code samples, and table examples, developers and database administrators will find the guidance they need to better understand how to build powerful, efficient databases.