Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Unleashed offers comprehensive coverage of SQL Server 2005 that goes beyond the basic syntax and information you'll find in the product manuals, providing in-depth information derived from the authors' real-world experience to help you build upon your working knowledge of the product and take your experience and knowledge to a higher level. This book focuses primarily on the information needed by system and database administrators, as well as for users with overlapping duties as both DBA and developer. Included is extensive coverage of the new features and upgraded tools and capabilities of SQL Server 2005, including .NET Framework integration, Integration Services, Service Broker, Database Mirroring and Snapshots, and Reporting Services. Detailed information on...* Installing, upgrading, and administering SQL Server 2005 * Database maintenance, backup, and recovery * Creating and managing tables, views, stored procedures, triggers, and user-defined functions * Database and index design * SQL Server query optimization, and performance monitoring and tuning * Transactions, transaction management, and distributed transactions * SQL Server Management Studio-NEW! * SQL Server Notification Services; Integration Services-NEW!; Analysis Services; Reporting Services-NEW!; Web Services-NEW! * SQL Server Service Broker-NEW! * SQL Server and Microsoft .NET Framework integration, including CLR-based stored procedures, functions, and triggers-NEW! * SQL Server high availability and SQL Server clustering and replication * Database Mirroring-NEW! * Database Snapshots-NEW! * Using XML in SQL Server 2005 * SQL Server tools and utilities CD-ROM includes *8 bonus chapters covering topics such as Notification Services, Service Broker, and Full-Text Search * Code samples, scripts, and sample databases * A PDF version of the entire book Introduction Part I Welcome to Microsoft SQL Server 1 SQL Server 2005 Overview 2 What's New in SQL Server 2005 Part II SQL Server Tools and Utilities 3 SQL Server Management Studio 4 SQL Server Command-Line Utilities 5 SQL Server Profiler Part III SQL Server Administration 6 SQL Server System and Database Administration 7 Installing SQL Server 2005 8 Upgrading to SQL Server 2005 9 Client Installation and Configuration 10 Security and User Administration 11 Database Backup and Restore 12 Database Mail 13 SQL Server Scheduling and Notification 14 SQL Server High Availability. 15 Replication 16 Database Mirroring 17 SQL Server Clustering Part IV Database Administration 18 Creating and Managing Databases 19 Creating and Managing Tables 20 Creating and Managing Indexes 21 Implementing Data Integrity 22 Creating and Managing Views in SQL Server 23 Creating and Managing Stored Procedures 24 Creating and Managing User-Defined Functions 25 Creating and Managing Triggers 26 Transaction Management and the Transaction Log 27 Database Snapshots 28 Database Maintenance Part V SQL Server Performance and Optimization 29 Indexes and Performance 30 Understanding Query Optimization 31 Query Analysis 32 Locking and Performance 33 Database Design and Performance 34 Monitoring SQL Server Performance Part VI SQL Server Application Development 35 What's New for Transact-SQL in SQL Server 2005 36 SQL Server and the .N ET Framework 37 Using XML in SQL Server 2005 38 SQL Server Web Services Part VII SQL Server Business Intelligence Features 39 SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services 40 SQL Server Integration Services 41 SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services Bonus Chapters on the CD 42 Managing Linked and Remote Servers 43 Configuring, Tuning, and Optimizing SQL Server Options 44 Administering Very Large SQL Server Databases 45 SQL Server Disaster Recovery Planning 46 Transact-SQL Programming Guidelines, Tips, and Tricks 47 SQL Server Notification Services 48 SQL Server Service Broker 49 SQL Server Full-Text Search Index