Title Hitchhiker’s Guide to Visual Studio and SQL Server: Best Practice Architectures and Examples

Publisher Addison-Wesley
Author(s) Peter Blackburn
ISBN 0321243625
Release Date 02 November 2006

Since 1994 when he wrote his first “Hitchhiker’s Guide”, William Vaughn has been providing developers all over the world the intimate details of how SQL Server can be accessed and managed from RAD languages like Visual Basic and Visual Basic .NET. With the 7th Edition, Bill has completely rewritten this encyclopedic work from cover to cover–giving readers his insightful views on how applications should be built to maximize both developer and code performance. Visual Studio and the languages it hosts have never been as sophisticated as they are today–the same can be said for SQL Server. This makes it even more important for developers to understand how to best leverage their features without being held back by their complexity. That’s what this book is all about–making it easier for developers regardless of their know-how.

The 7th edition is unique in that it’s designed to provide not only up-to-date tutorials on the latest development tools provided by Visual Studio and SQL Server, but also a solid platform of architectural advice and…

Title Data Mining with SQL Server 2005
Publisher John Wiley and Sons
Author(s) Jamie MacLennan
ISBN 0471462616
Release Date 26 September 2005

Concealed inside your data warehouse and data marts is a wealth of valuable information just waiting to be discovered. All you need are the right tools to extract that information and put it to use. Serving as your expert guide, this book shows you how to create and implement data mining applications that will find the hidden patterns from your historical datasets. The authors explore the core concepts of data mining as well as the latest trends. They then reveal the best practices in the field, utilizing the innovative features of SQL Server 2005 so that you can begin building your own successful data mining projects.

You’ll learn:

* The principal concepts of data mining
* How to work with the data mining algorithms included in SQL Server data mining
* How to use DMX-the data mining query language
* The XML for Analysis API
* The architecture of the SQL Server 2005 data mining component
* How to extend the SQL Server 2005 data mining platform by plugging in your own algorithms
*…

TITLE : MCITP Administrator: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Optimization and Maintenance (Exam 70-444) Study Guide (Paperback)
AUTHOR : by Victor Isakov (Author), Marilyn Miller-White (Author), J. Steven Jones (Author), Andy Warren (Author)
PUBLISHER : Sybex publisher
ISBN : 0470127457
EDITION : 1st
PUB DATE : July 10, 2007
LANGUAGE : English

- Covering Microsoft’s brand-new SQL 2005 administrator exam, this
study guide walks readers through setting up, maintaining, and
troubleshooting database solutions
- Reviews key topics such as defining high-availability solutions,
automating administrative tasks, defining security solutions, monitoring
and troubleshooting the database server, and designing and executing
deployments
- Candidates must first complete the requirements for the MCTS exam
and have three or more years dedicated to database work; then they may
earn their MCITP by passing two exams.

URL: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0470127457/
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