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Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2014 1st Edition

by Ross Mistry (Author), Stacia Misner (Author)
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Get a head start evaluating SQL Server 2014 - guided by two experts who have worked with the technology from the earliest beta. Based on Community Technology Preview 2 (CTP2) software, this guide introduces new features and capabilities, with practical insights on how SQL Server 2014 can meet the needs of your business. Get the early, high-level overview you need to begin preparing your deployment now.

Coverage includes:

  • SQL Server 2014 Editions and engine enhancements
  • Mission-critical performance enhancements
  • Hybrid cloud enhancements
  • Self-service Business Intelligence enhancements in Microsoft Excel
  • Enterprise information management enhancements
  • Big Data solutions
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    0735684758
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0735684751
  3. Edition
    1st
  4. Publisher
    Microsoft Press
  5. Publication date
    April 25, 2014
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    7.75 x 0.25 x 9.25 inches
  8. Print length
    208 pages
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About the Author

Ross Mistry is National Director, Microsoft Technology Centers (MTC). His team focuses on SQL Server high availability, virtualization, and private cloud. He has published numerous books and articles, and speaks at conferences worldwide.

Stacia Misner is a consultant, educator, mentor, and author focused on business intelligence solutions. She has written or coauthored several BI books, develops custom education services, and is a frequent speaker at SQL Server related events.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Microsoft Press; 1st edition (April 25, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0735684758
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0735684751
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 0.25 x 9.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 out of 5 stars 230

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Ross Mistry is a Technical Architect with Microsoft. Ross provides executive briefings, architectural design sessions, and proof of concept workshops to organizations located in the Silicon Valley. His core speciality is SQL Server, however, he also focuses on Active Directory, Exchange and Hyper-V.

Ross is also an author on many books, articles and whitepapers. His recent books include; Introducing SQL Server 2008 R2 (MSPress), Windows Server 2008 R2 Unleashed (SAMS) and SQL Server 2008 Management and Administration (SAMS). Ross is a former SQL Server MVP, well known in the worldwide SQL Server community and frequently speaks at technology conferences and user groups around the world, such as PASS, SQL Connections, Europe PASS, SQL BITS and Microsoft.

Prior to joining Microsoft, Ross was a Managing Partner and Principal Consultant responsible for designing and implementing technology solutions for organizations with a global presence. Some of his customers included; EBay, MacAfee, Yahoo, Gilead Sciences, Ross Stores Dress for Less, The Sharper Image, McDonalds, CIBC, Radio Shack, Wells Fargo and TD Waterhouse.

You can follow and contact Ross on Twitter @RossMistry.

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Pete
5.0 out of 5 stars If you are interested in Microsoft SQL in particular, RDBMs or Big Data in general, you owe yourself to invest in this book.
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2015
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For the price $0.00 on Kindle when I "bought it", if your are interested in Microsoft SQL, you can't go past this book. Of course, the biggest cost with any book is actually the time spent reading it...and in this case, it definitely gave me a good intro to the things in SQL 2014 that I should be paying attention to. I should say that I am an infrequent "DBA" across multiple platforms, so am familiar with the technology, but consider myself as an amateur.

If you are involved in Big Data, it includes some useful introductory info about the Microsoft approach.

So often these kinds of books feel like they are written by marketers, or people who have only just played with a beta - but this book isn't that type. I'd pay good money for this. Recommended.
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terry iverson
5.0 out of 5 stars Loving SQL
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2016
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Very informative, if you use SQL this will help no matter what level.
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Michael Smith
4.0 out of 5 stars Introducing...
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2015
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It's an introduction. Done well.

I'm gravely concerned by the lack of thorough and technical resources appearing for the technologies emerging with each new and rapid release, save a handful of white papers that seem to appear at the end of "v current." Even samples and tutorials are not keeping pace.
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DerSchuhmacher
3.0 out of 5 stars Still looking
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2020
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I feel like this leaves out a lot of stuff that I need.
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Alan Scharf
5.0 out of 5 stars Good SQL to new SQL 2014 features
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2015
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Good intro to new SQL 2014 features. Kindle verison was free.
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sm
5.0 out of 5 stars Like the book
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2016
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Good coverage on the topic.
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Mark K.
1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2015
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Glad it was free.
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Jay
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2017
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great read
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Raju Sardar
5.0 out of 5 stars Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2014
Reviewed in India on May 1, 2019
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Very Good..
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Nick
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on June 19, 2015
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Free is always good.
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Igor
3.0 out of 5 stars Atende ao que se propões
Reviewed in Brazil on March 25, 2015
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Livro atende bem ao que se propões. É apenas uma visão geral do banco de dados. Se fosse pago
não valeria a pena.
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osvellino
5.0 out of 5 stars Testo formidabile!!!
Reviewed in Italy on July 5, 2015
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Formidabile testo: la lettura è piacevole e scorrevole. Indicato per tutti coloro che vogliono seriamente comprendere SQL ed utilizzarlo in una ottica di produttività e soddisfazione. Il testo mi è piaciuto e lo consiglio a tutti.
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david roberts
5.0 out of 5 stars ... Overview by Ross Mistry et al which is an excellent book which I bought from kindle
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 19, 2014
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The book I read to research this post was Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Technical Overview by Ross Mistry et al which is an excellent book which I bought from kindle. This book is quite long and is a free download on kindle so represents good value. It isn't a how to guide and hasn't enough space to cover all the features of SQL Server but is aimed at Database Administrators who want the general picture prior to upgrading. The new version integrates with the cloud product Windows Azure so it is like a hybrid cloud product. In addition you can save data to a URL if you use a 3rd party cloud site or company website. There are several major versions which are Enterprise, Business Intelligence & Standard. In addition there are some cheaper niche products Web, Developer & Express version with Express being a free entry level product. With the Enterprise version you can have up to 2048 processors on the server and up to 8,000 virtual account users. It is very much for large companies. The Express version lets you have tables up to 10 GB so is very much aimed at small businesses. It integrates with Excel which if you get one of the current Professional Plus or standalone versions has features like powerpivot tables for doing statistical analysis on data. They did start to move in this direction with the 2010 version and the 2013 & 365 versions contain a lot of additional features. This will normally have Windows 2012 R2 as the operating system but will also work to a lesser extent with Windows 8. Windows 2012 has many cloud computing features many specific to certain providers. In fact is the main upgrade in that program. I'm not hugely knowledgeable about SQL Server but found this book very interesting and with it being free you can't go wrong. Microsoft Press are doing free entry level books on the various current Microsoft products for free to help sell them with more specialized publications obviously for sale that you have to buy.
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