SQL Books
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Hardening Windows (Expert's Voice)
Published 17 years ago includes sample chapter
by Jonathan Hassell, Apress
An experienced administrator could use this to make sure nothing has been forgotten, and a new administrator would do well to use this as a roadmap. — Tom Duff, Duffbert's Random Musings System administrators know the Internet is a hostile environment. They can't tell when a hacker will attempt to gain access to the SQL server, but they can bet that there will be an attempt soon.
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Applied ADO.NET: Building Data-Driven Solutions
Published 17 years ago includes sample chapter
by David Talbot, Mahesh Chand, Apress
Applied ADO.NET: Building Data-Driven Solutions provides extensive coverage of ADO.NET technology, including ADO.NET internals, namespaces, classes, and interfaces. Whereas most books cover only the SQL and OLE DB data providers, authors Mahesh Chand and David Talbot detail the SQL, OLE DB, and ODBC data providers, as well as the latest additions to ADO.NET, the Oracle, MySQL, and XML .NET data providers.
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Pro SQL Server 2000 Database Design
Published 17 years ago includes sample chapter
by Louis Davidson, Apress, Apress
Database design is one of the most contentious issues in computer science. There is always a delicate balance to be struck between the strict academic rules that govern the design of relational databases and the real-world techniques that programmers apply to get the job done in a certain time frame.
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Hardening Windows
Published 15 years ago includes sample chapter
by Jonathan Hassell, Apress
Hardening is the process of protecting a system against unknown threats. System administrators harden against that which they think could be a threat. Administrators know the Internet is a hostile environment. Although they can?t tell, for example, that a hacker will attempt to gain access to the SQL server next Tuesday, they can bet money there?ll be an attempt soon and should "batten down the hatches" in anticipation.
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Real-World SQL-DMO for SQL Server
Published 18 years ago includes sample chapter
by Allan Mitchell, Mark Allison, Apress
Real-World SQL-DMO for SQL Server delves into the details of administering Microsoft SQL Server using the SQL-DMO object library. Authors Allan Mitchell and Mark Allison have packed the book with explanations and working code that will help you use the library to its full potential. Additionally, Mitchell and Allison offer advice about when (and when not) to use the SQL-DMO application programming interface (API
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A Programmer's Guide to ADO .NET in C
Published 18 years ago includes sample chapter
by Mahesh Chand, Apress
This essential guide to Microsoft's ADO.NET overviews C#, then leads you toward deeper understanding of ADO.NET. Author Mahesh Chand provides key information about using each of .NET's major data providers, including OLE DB, SQL Server, and the released version of ODBC. Also featured are the methods and properties associated with these data providers' classes. Further, Chand shows you how to work with XML classes, integrate XML into the ADO
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Database Programming with Visual Basic .NET, Second Edition
Published 18 years ago includes sample chapter
by Carsten Thomsen, Apress
Take your pick: you may either read this book cover-to-cover, or just refer to it when you want ready-made solutions of "drop-in" code. Either way, Database Programming with Visual Basic .NET, Second Edition will teach you to master ADO.NET programmatically and from within the VS. NET IDE. You will learn the concepts of disconnected data access with ADO.NET. You'll also learn to create tables, constraints, projects, stored procedures, views, and triggers.
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Expert Oracle9i Database Administration
Published 17 years ago includes sample chapter
by Sam R. Alapati, Apress
This is the only real Oracle9i database administration book in the market! This 1,000+ page book enables a beginner or intermediate level Oracle DBA or Oracle developer/manager to master the art of building and managing complex Oracle9i databases. Expert Oracle9i Database Administration is thorough in covering all aspects of the 9i database, and includes a UNIX primer as well as an introduction to SQL and PL/SQL.
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Real World SQL Server Administration with Perl
Published 17 years ago includes sample chapter
by Linchi Shea, Apress
Real World SQL Server Administration with Perl is written with the goal of super-charging your SQL Server administration skills with Perl scripting, taking you to the next level of SQL Server administration. Through a broad range of scenarios, this book shows you how to write Perl scripts (often in combination with T-SQL scripting) to solve a wide variety of SQL Server administration problems.
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Pro Visual Studio Team System with Team Edition for Database Professionals
Published 13 years ago includes sample chapter
by David Nelson, Jeff Levinson, Apress
It is clear that Visual Studio Team System is the future of development from Microsoft’s perspective. Development is no longer a personal pursuit by one developer in a darkened room; it is a collective effort by a team of peers. VSTS supports this broader vision by providing a complete collaboration platform for the entire project team. VSTS takes a services-oriented approach leveraging Windows SharePoint Services and SQL Server Business Intelligence Suite.