Getting started with SQL server 2014 administration : optimize your database server to be fast, efficient, and highly secure using the brand new features of SQL server 2014

Getting started with SQL server 2014 administration : optimize your database server to be fast, efficient, and highly secure using the brand new features of SQL server 2014 / [compiled by] Gethyn Ellis.

This is an easytofollow handson tutorial that includes real world examples of SQL Server 2014's new features. Each chapter is explained in a stepbystep manner which guides you to implement the new technology. If you want to create an highly efficient database server then this book is for you. T...

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Other Authors: Ellis, Gethyn (Compiler)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Birmingham, UK : Packt Publishing, [2014]
Series:Professional expertise distilled.
Subjects:
SQL (Computer program language)
COMPUTERS > Programming Languages > SQL.
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: SQL Server 2014 and Cloud; Windows Azure SQL Database; Creating a Windows Azure SQL database; Connecting to a Windows Azure SQL database with Management Studio; Migrating an existing database to Microsoft Azure; Integrating Microsoft Azure Storage; Creating a database that uses the Microsoft Azure Storage integration; Creating a Microsoft Azure Storage account and container; The container policy and Shared Access Signature; Creating a credential.
  • Creating a database using Microsoft Azure StorageMicrosoft Azure Virtual Machines; Creating a Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine; Summary; Chapter 2: Backup and Restore Improvements; Database backups to a URL and Microsoft Azure Storage; Backing up a SQL Server database to a URL; Restoring a backup stored on Windows Azure Storage; SQL Server Managed Backup to Microsoft Azure; Configuring SQL Server-managed backups to Microsoft Azure; Encryption; Creating an encrypted backup; Creating a database master key for the master database; Creating a certificate or asymmetric key.
  • Creating an encrypted database backupSummary; Chapter 3: In-Memory Optimized Tables; Requirements; Virtualized environments; Memory-optimized tables; Memory-optimized tables and indexes; Transact-SQL and natively compiled stored procedures; Concurrency; Some concurrency terminologies; Summary; Chapter 4: Delayed Durability; Understanding the full transaction durability; Understanding the delayed transaction durability; Full Durability versus Delayed Durability; Using delayed transaction durability; Transaction level Delayed Durability
  • Transact-SQL.
  • Delayed Durability and Natively Compiled Stored ProceduresDelayed Durability and transaction log flush; Delayed Durability and potential data loss; Delayed Durability and other SQL Server components; Summary; Chapter 5: AlwaysOn Availability Groups; Introducing AlwaysOn Availability Groups; Enhancements in AlwaysOn Availability Groups; Using Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines as replicas; The commit mode; Reporting and administrating on secondary replicas; Building AlwaysOn Availability Groups; Windows Server Failover Cluster; Configuring the instance service; The Availability Group listener.
  • Creating Availability GroupTroubleshooting Availability Groups; Creating a cloud-based AlwaysOn Availability Group; Creating an AlwaysOn Availability Group in Microsoft Azure; Creating a Hybrid Availability Group; Summary; Chapter 6: Performance Improvements; Partition switching and indexing; Columnstore indexes; Creating a clustered columnstore index; Updating a table with a clustered columnstore index; Buffer pool extensions; Cardinality estimator and query plans; Statistics; Resource Governor; Summary; Index.

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