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Leverage your Oracle DBA skills on Microsoft SQL Server 2008

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Administration for Oracle DBAs shows you how to use your experience as an Oracle DBA to get up to speed quickly on the Microsoft SQL Server platform. Authors with real-world expertise in both Oracle and SQL Server introduce you to fundamental concepts, such as SQL Server architecture and core administration, before guiding you through advanced techniques, including performance optimization, high availability and disaster recovery. Platform comparisons, on-the-job examples, and answers to questions raised by Oracle DBAs learning the SQL Server environment help build your skills. This practical guide shows you how to:

Identify the components of the SQL Server platformUnderstand SQL Server architectureInstall and configure SQL Server software and client componentsDefine and manage database objectsImplement and administer database securityMonitor, identify, and resolve performance issuesDesign and implement high availability, system backup, and disaster recovery strategiesAutomate SQL Server using built-in scheduling and alerting capabilitiesImport and export data to and from SQL Server and other RDBMS platformsUpgrade existing SQL Server installations and migrate Oracle databases to SQL Server

Leverage your Oracle DBA skills on Microsoft SQL Server 2008

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Administration for Oracle DBAs shows you how to use your experience as an Oracle DBA to get up to speed quickly on the Microsoft SQL Server platform. Authors with real-world expertise in both Oracle and SQL Server introduce you to fundamental concepts, such as SQL Server architecture and core administration, before guiding you through advanced techniques, including performance optimization, high availability and disaster recovery. Platform comparisons, on-the-job examples, and answers to questions raised by Oracle DBAs learning the SQL Server environment help build your skills. This practical guide shows you how to:

Identify the components of the SQL Server platformUnderstand SQL Server architectureInstall and configure SQL Server software and client componentsDefine and manage database objectsImplement and administer database securityMonitor, identify, and resolve performance issuesDesign and implement high availability, system backup, and disaster recovery strategiesAutomate SQL Server using built-in scheduling and alerting capabilitiesImport and export data to and from SQL Server and other RDBMS platformsUpgrade existing SQL Server installations and migrate Oracle databases to SQL Server

Hands-on troubleshooting methods on the most recent release of SQL Server

The 2012 release of SQL Server is the most significant one since 2005 and introduces an abundance of new features. This critical book provides in-depth coverage of best practices for troubleshooting performance problems based on a solid understanding of both SQL Server and Windows internals and shows experienced DBAs how to ensure reliable performance. The team of authors shows you how to master the use of specific troubleshooting tools and how to interpret their output so you can quickly identify and resolve any performance issue on any server running SQL Server.

Covers the core technical topics required to understand how SQL Server and Windows should be working Shares best practices so that you know how to proactively monitor and avoid problems Shows how to use tools to quickly gather, analyze, and effectively respond to the source of a system-wide performance issue

Professional SQL Server 2012 Internals and Troubleshooting helps you to quickly become familiar with the changes of this new release so that you can best handle database performance and troubleshooting.