Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Unleashed

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Microsoft(R) SQL Server 2005 Unleashed [Posted on 2008-02-19]
Very valuable when it comes to referencing all the functionality SQL Server 2005 has to offer.
Microsoft(R) SQL Server 2005 Unleashed

great reference [Posted on 2008-06-18]
I used this almost every day now for the past couple months. I used it as a reference with developing in SQL SEVER 2005. It answers about 80% of my questions. Must books answer a little more then half - so I give this five stars.
If you write a lot of code in SQL, I highly recommended this book.

Just simply a great reference for SQL Server 2005 [Posted on 2008-06-25]
Even for a beginner like me. This is a great book as a reference or if you learn by experimenting and need a book to look up things here and there. I'm not an expert with SQL Server but it really seems like this book is a must have if you're dealing with SQL Server setup, management, etc..

dotNet Developer [Posted on 2008-07-08]
As a dotNet Developer, I am often called upon to write my own database code or maintain existing db code. I am also called upon to diagnose performance problems or set security. Sometimes on lightly staffed projects, I am a defacto DBA.

I have always strived to have a comprehensive understanding of the technologies I use. However, my level of understanding of SQL Server was more limited then my understanding of the other technologies I use.

I purchased this book based on existing Amazon recommendations. In particular, I was interested in the Performance and Security sections, as well as what is new. It did not disappoint. The depth on items like Indexes was exactly what I was looking for. The discussion of new items was enough to get we to a working level.

So it definitely fulfilled my needs and expectations.

However, the book seems aimed at DBAs. Given the number of topics covered in the book, I suspect it could not be comprehensive enough to take an intermediate DBA to the Advanced stage.

But for someone like me, who is often called upon to be an 'acting' DBA it serves as an excellent reference; in addition to providing a tutorial on the topics mentioned above.

good but needs editting [Posted on 2008-07-08]
There are a lot of typos and grammar errors in the book. Like "or" instead of "for", for example.

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