Microsoft SQL Server 2000: a guide to enhancements and new features
Rahul Kumar Sharma · CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2002
Microsoft's SQL Server 2000 promises performance, scalability, and speed. Microsoft SQL Server 2000: A Guide to Enhancements and New Features shows database administrations and developers how to deliver on these promises. This book illustrates all the significant enhancements and additions in SQL Server 2000 and shows how they can be used most effectively. Readers learn by example how to use security features, replication, backup procedures, and data warehousing and optimization techniques. Microsoft SQL Server 2000 also serves as a resource for those new to SQL Server, providing a basic introduction and details about how to make a conversion work, as well as a feature-by-feature comparison to Oracle 9i. Database administrators will find a collection of clearly explained scripts and utilities to simplify day-to-day tasks. This book concludes with a discussion of how SQL Server fits into the .NET environment and what to expect of the next release.