Step-by-step checklists for everything involved in running a SQL Server database, real-life tips and notes to complement your learning experience, installation and upgrade techniques, guidelines for backing up and restoring data, steps to optimizing and automating routine procedures, ways to correct common database problems as they arise, and procedures for creating Web pages with the Web Assistant.

Organized into several parts that comprise the various jobs and tasks the DBA performs, each chapter of this book is presented with the goal of providing knowledge and "know-how" to Database Administrators of a SQL Server database. The chapters also offer real-world insight and experience by passing on tips, tricks, and suggestions.

Text written in 7 parts: Introduction (including the role of the Database Administator); 2) World of Microsoft's SQL Server; 3) Planning and Installing / Upgrading the SQL server; 4) Database operation; 5) Performance and tuning; 6) Maintaining the Shop; 7) Appendixes.

This book takes the reader through job responsibilities and planning to implementation and performance monitoring. Checklists are included to guide the reader through various tasks. The authors provide a hands-on guide to setting up and administrating a network as well as a reference guide that administrators can refer to for troubleshooting tips and techniques.

Organized into several parts that compromise the various jobs and tasks the DBA performs, this book focuses on learing the SQL Server environment and managing it in the real world. The CD-ROM includes checklists and two custom products, the DBA Assistant and the Estimator, that simply SQL Server administration.

Based on years of trial-and-error experience, this indispensable hands-on guide offers an insider's look at the latest version of Microsoft SQL. Contains step-by-step solutions for commonly encountered problems such as performance tuning, configuration management, application partitioning and troubleshooting. Includes numerous tips and techniques for day-to-day tasks as well as abundant illustrations.

"The Administrator's Guide to Microsoft SQL Server 6.5" presents up-to-date, comprehensive coverage of the Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 product in an easy-to-read format. The author's backgrounds in database design, development, administration, and instruction combine to produce a book that is useful and accessible to readers of all experience levels.