Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Administration

Microsoft's SQL Server 2014 update means big changes fordatabase administrators, and you need to get up to speed quicklybecause your methods, workflow, and favorite techniques will bedifferent from here on out. The update's enhanced support oflarge-scale enterprise databases and significant price advantagemean that SQL Server 2014 will become even more widely adoptedacross the industry. The update includes new backup and recoverytools, new AlwaysOn features, and enhanced cloud capabilities.In-memory OLTP, Buffer Pool Extensions for SSDs, and a newCardinality Estimator can improve functionality and smooth out theworkflow, but only if you understand their full capabilities.Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2014 is your comprehensiveguide to working with the new environment. Authors Adam Jorgensen,Bradley Ball, Ross LoForte, Steven Wort, and Brian Knight are thedream team of the SQL Server community, and they put theirexpertise to work guiding you through the changes.

• Improve oversight with better management and monitoring
• Protect your work with enhanced security features
• Upgrade performance tuning, scaling, replication, andclustering
• Learn new options for backup and recovery

Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2014 includes acompanion website with sample code and efficient automationutilities, plus a host of tips, tricks, and workarounds that willmake your job as a DBA or database architect much easier. Stopgetting frustrated with administrative issues and start takingcontrol. Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2014 is yourroadmap to mastering the update and creating solutions thatwork.