Books Tips

You're considering a career in database administration, or an IT support role in general, or perhaps you have just been assigned as the new database administrator at your company. How would you get started in your new role? Where can you go to find information on how to be successful as a DBA? In this tip we take a look at a book by Thomas LaRock called "DBA Survivor".

You have end users or developers who have little to no experience with SQL Server. You're looking for a resource to recommend to them to help them get started, but Books Online is too much, and what you have on your bookshelf is overwhelming for them, too.

Enforcing standards across your organization has always been a difficult task when it comes to SQL Server. With the introduction of Policy-Based Management in SQL Server 2008, enforcing standards is a much easier task. Like anything new, finding information, examples and best practices is not always that easy. In this tip we take a look at a book by Ken Simmons, Colin Stasiuk and Jorge Seqarra called "Pro SQL Server 2008 Policy-Based Management."

You have end users or developers who have little to no experience with SQL Server. You're looking for a resource to recommend to them to help them get started, but Books Online is too much, and what you have on your bookshelf is overwhelming for them, too.

You're considering a career in database administration, or an IT support role in general, or perhaps you have just been assigned as the new database administrator at your company. How would you get started in your new role? Where can you go to find information on how to be successful as a DBA? In this tip we take a look at a book by Thomas LaRock called "DBA Survivor".

Enforcing standards across your organization has always been a difficult task when it comes to SQL Server. With the introduction of Policy-Based Management in SQL Server 2008, enforcing standards is a much easier task. Like anything new, finding information, examples and best practices is not always that easy. In this tip we take a look at a book by Ken Simmons, Colin Stasiuk and Jorge Seqarra called "Pro SQL Server 2008 Policy-Based Management."

You have end users or developers who have little to no experience with SQL Server. You're looking for a resource to recommend to them to help them get started, but Books Online is too much, and what you have on your bookshelf is overwhelming for them, too.

Enforcing standards across your organization has always been a difficult task when it comes to SQL Server. With the introduction of Policy-Based Management in SQL Server 2008, enforcing standards is a much easier task. Like anything new, finding information, examples and best practices is not always that easy. In this tip we take a look at a book by Ken Simmons, Colin Stasiuk and Jorge Seqarra called "Pro SQL Server 2008 Policy-Based Management."

You're considering a career in database administration, or an IT support role in general, or perhaps you have just been assigned as the new database administrator at your company. How would you get started in your new role? Where can you go to find information on how to be successful as a DBA? In this tip we take a look at a book by Thomas LaRock called "DBA Survivor".