Mastering SQL Server 2008

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Overview of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 See next page for excerpt
Chapter 2: Understanding SQL Server Architecture
Chapter 3: Databases, Files, and Resource Management
Chapter 4: Tables and CRUD Operations
Chapter 5: Procedureal Programming
Chapter 6: Managing Data Integrity
Chapter 7: SQL Server and XML
Chapter 8: Managing User Security
Chapter 9: Data Recovery
Chapter 10: Monitoring SQL Server Activity
Chapter 11: Using the SQL Server Agent Service
Chapter 12: Data Availability and Distribution
Chapter 13: SQL Server Data Secuirty
Chapter 14: Indexing Strategies for Query Optimization
Chapter 15: Transactions and Locking
Chapter 16: Using the Resource Governor and Policy-Based Management
Chapter 17: SQL Server and the .NET Client
Chapter 18: SQL Server and the Common Language Runtime
Chapter 19: Using Spatial Data
Chapter 21: Service-Oriented Architecture and the Service Broker
Chapter 21: Full-Text Search Services