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Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Performance Tuning Technical Referenceby Steve Adrien DeLuca and othersCopyright 2000Microsoft Press
As far as I know, this is the only book available on the market that exclusively covers how to performance tune SQL Server 7.0. Because of this, I highly recommend that you add it to your library. Although not a perfect book, it is very good and should belong in your "must-have" library.
The books covers most facets of SQL Server optimization, with its weakest area being Transact-SQL tuning, although the topic is covered. Chapters of interest include:
Performance Tuning, Capacity Planning, and Sizing Overview
SQL Server 7.0 Architecture
Understanding the I/O Subsystem and RAID
Tuning SQL Server
Monitoring Performance with Enterprise Manager and the Performance Monitor
Using SQL Server Profiler
Modeling for Sizing and Capacity Planning
Online Transaction Processing Systems
Tuning Replicated Systems
High-Performance Backup and Recovery
Using SQL Server Query Analyzer
Tuning SQL Statements and Stored Procedures
Using and Tuning Indexes
The book is easy to read and is not overly technical. Beginning DBAs should be able to follow most of the book with little problem. Once you purchase this book, I think you will find that you return to it over and over again.
