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Inside Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 (Microsoft Programming Series) [Paperback]

P. Soukup
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Book Description

1 Nov 1997 1572313315 978-1572313316 Pap/Cdr
This comprehensive guide, written by Microsoft insider and SQL guru Ron Soukup, provides an authoritative conceptual and architectural overview and advice on installation, administration, and programming with SQL and Transact-SQL. Soukup also provides examples and candid answers to frequently asked questions gleaned from his years of service as general manager of the SQL Server development group at Microsoft. This book is for MIS professionals in large companies, vertical applications developers, custom solution providers, and anyone else working with mid-level to high-end relational databases.

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  • Paperback: 806 pages
  • Publisher: Microsoft Press,U.S.; Pap/Cdr edition (1 Nov 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1572313315
  • ISBN-13: 978-1572313316
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 19 x 5.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,249,514 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very good book for MS SQL Server 6.5 Architecture 31 July 1999
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
I read the book carefully and found the topics of SQL Server Architecture and Locking to be very important. Especially, the book has covered architecture part in great details, which no other books mentions about. I look forward to Ron Soukup's next book (may be Inside SQL Server 7.0)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Book READ THIS COVER TO COVER 22 July 1999
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
This book was awesome. It takes a very very deep and granular look at SQL server. I just got a job as a SQL DBA and I wanted to know everything there was about SQL server. For three months I read this book on the bus to and from work, and now, when an issue comes up at work, i am AMAZED by how much I know. He also really prepares you with the transition to SQL 7, hinting at possible new features as he goes along. If you had only read this book, you would know more about SQL 7 than you think!

Only 2 negative comments: Very pro-microsoft and anti-competition. Oracle has GOT to do some things better than SQL Server, but you would never know that by reading this book. Also, this book is NOT A REFERENCE book. It is a story about SQL Server, and if you get to the end, you will be a kick-butt DBA.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent coverage - great resource for MCSD exam 20 July 1999
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
I used this book to study for the MCSD exam 70-127: Implementing a Database Design with SQL Server 6.5.

This book is excellent! It touches on EVERY aspect of SQL Server 6.5 that you want to know about, and is written in a very readable format. This is very important when the subject matter is technical. Let's face it - no-one relishes this stuff, so when a book such as this is written in a manner which MAKES you want to read on, that's a great thing!

Well done Mr Soukup.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant. Simply brilliant 24 April 1999
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
This is a must-have for any *serious* SQL 6.5 DBA or developer. It is not the only book you must have, it does NOT explain how to use SQL Server (hence the bad review given by someone who had never used it). It explains, very clearly, how it works, and what happens under the bonnet. Reading it really gave me a very clear understanding of what goes on, which means I can use it better, more efficeintly etc. There is a great section on Query optimisation, which I've just started, but so far so good.

If you want to learn how to use SQL Server, get Wynkoop's "Using SQL Server 6.5 Special Edition", if you've got that or similar, and want to know more, get this one.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, and surprisingly fun to read 2 April 1999
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
Only by really understanding how a sophisticated piece of software works can you get the most from it as a developer. This book provides so much information, you could almost use it write SQL Server for yourself! Ron Soukup also shows that technical literature does have room for personal comment and amusing anecdotes.

Well done Ron, I eagerly await 'Inside SQL Server 7.0'

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By A Customer
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This book was very helpful for preping for the test, as was the MS training books I also bought. The difference was that Soukup's book was interesting to read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for MS SQL Server 11 Feb 1999
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
I had a lot of expectations for this book when I ordered it, and it has fulfilled those expectations. An excellent book no matter where you are in your experience with SQL. It has excellent tips, background material, and technical examples. I highly recommend this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent; very detailed 11 Feb 1999
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
If you are new to SQL server or TSQL, you should buy a TSQL reference or "teach yourself" type of book rather than this book. After you finish learning TSQL, then BUY THIS BOOK and STUDY EVERY PAGE. When I first started learning SQL this book was too advanced for me. But after getting a grip on SQL syntax, you will realize that this book is truly the BIBLE. I have bought 4 SQL books (plus I have all of the books on line) - and whenever I can't find an answer in all of those other books I know that it will be in Soukup's. And it always is.

This is not a "how to install" SQL server book - as some seem to have mistaken it for.

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