SQL Server 2008 is how-to guide for experienced DBAs. Tutorial-based, this book will get you over the learning curve of how to configure and administer SQL Server 2008. Whether you're an administrator or developer using SQL Server, you can't avoid wearing a DBA hat at some point. The book is loaded with unique tips and workarounds for the most difficult SQL Server admin issues, including managing and monitoring SQL Server, automating administration, security, performance tuning, s...

Make the most out of Evernote!Evernote is one of the most valuable technological revolutions that enable you to create, edit, share and organize your virtual documents in a span of seconds. You can work with tens of thousands of digital files, sort, search, sync and manage them in any way you want.Well, don't worry if Evernote is something new to you. It won't be anymore, after you are done reading "Getting Started with Evernote: Your Beginner's Guide to Master Evernote- Wa...

This eBook is intended to teach the basics of using the MySQL relational database management system (RDBMS) to create and manage databases and is ideal for those unfamiliar with both databases in general and MySQL in particular. Topics covered include the basics of relational databases MySQL installation on Linux and Windows systems an overview of the MySQL administration tools database security and detailed tutorials on using SQL to create manage and retrieve data.

Hands-on troubleshooting methods on the most recent release of SQL ServerThe 2012 release of SQL Server is the most significant one since 2005 and introduces an abundance of new features. This critical book provides in-depth coverage of best practices for troubleshooting performance problems based on a solid understanding of both SQL Server and Windows internals and shows experienced DBAs how to ensure reliable performance. The team of authors shows you how to mast...

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionNode.js and MongoDB are quickly becoming one of the most popular tech stacks for the web. Powered by Google's V8 engine, Node.js caters to easily building fast, scalable network applications while MongoDB is the perfect fit as a scalable, high-performance, open source NoSQL database solution. Using these two technologies together, web applications can be built quickly and easily and deployed to the cloud with very little dif...

There are a lot of books on SQL and many more web sites. The classic difficulty is that the books tend to be shallow overviews for complete beginners and the web sites tend to have deep knowledge on one very specific problem. How is a newcomer to this growing field supposed to work with the small whispers provided by most books or weed through the mountains of very specific data to be found online? This book attempts to bridge the gap. $0$0 $0 $0Practical SQL is written by David Perry, a p...

Not a reference book, and not a tutorial either, the new second edition of the highly regarded Access Cookbook is an uncommonly useful collection of solutions to problems that Access users and developers are likely to face as they attempt to build increasingly complex applications.Although using any single "recipe" in the book will more than pay back the cost of the book in terms of both hours saved and frustration thwarted, Access Cookbook, Second Edition is much more th...

Build and manage a scalable storage infrastructure with Oracle Automatic Storage ManagementStreamline data management and provisioning using Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM) and the detailed information contained in this exclusive Oracle Press resource. Written by a team of database experts, Oracle Automatic Storage Management: Under-the-Hood & Practical Deployment Guide explains how to build and maintain a dynamic, highly...

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionIf you are a DPM administrator, this book will help you verify your knowledge and provide you with everything you need to know about the 2012 R2 release. No prior knowledge about System Center DPM is required, however some experience of running backups will come in handy.What you will learnProtect file shares, volumes, and catalogues and restore file data to its original or alternate locationIntegra...

If you’re like many of Excel’s 750 million users, you want to do more with your data—like repeating similar analyses over hundreds of files, or combining data in many files for analysis at one time. This practical guide shows ambitious non-programmers how to automate and scale the processing and analysis of data in different formats—by using Python.After author Clinton Brownley takes you through Python basics, you’ll be able to write simple scripts for processing data in spreadshee...

In this age of information overload, people use a variety of strategies to make choices about what to buy, how to spend their leisure time, and even whom to date. Recommender systems automate some of these strategies with the goal of providing affordable, personal, and high-quality recommendations. This book offers an overview of approaches to developing state-of-the-art recommender systems. The authors present current algorithmic approaches for generating personalized buying proposals, su...

Implement and manage your software-defined, massively scalable storage systemKey FeaturesExplore Ceph's architecture in order to achieve scalability and high availabilityLearn to utilize Ceph efficiently with the help of practical examplesSuccessfully implement Ceph clusters to scale-out storage solutions along with outstanding data protectionBook DescriptionLearning Ceph, Second Edition will give you all the skills you need ...