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Microsoft SQL Server 2000: A Guide to Enhancements and New Featuresby Rahul SharmaCopyright 2002Addison-Wesley
The name of this book is a little misleading. Based on its name, you might think that this book is only of interest to those who have used SQL Server 6.5 or 7.0, and who are moving to SQL Server 2000. This is not really the case. Although the book does place a lot of focus on the new features of SQL Server 2000, the book is a good basic introduction to SQL Server 2000, even if you have never used SQL Server before.
Here's what the book covers:
SQL Server 2000 Overview
Enhancements and Changes to Existing Features
XML Support in SQL Server 2000
Engine Enhancements in SQL Server 2000
DTS Enhancements
Profiler and Index-Tuning Wizard Enhancements
Replication Enhancements
New Data Types
User-Defined Functions
Indexed Views
Trigger Alternatives
Meta Data Services Enhancements
Tool Enhancements
Backup and Recovery Enhancements
Analysis Services Enhancements
Distributed Partitioned Views
T-SQL Debugger
Cascading Declarative Referential Integrity
Collation Enhancements
SQL Distributed Management Objects
Microsoft Desktop Engine
Administration
Debugging Database Performance Issues
SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 1
Oracle 9i vs. SQL Server 2000
Migrating from Oracle 9i Databases to SQL Server 2000
Administration and Utility Scripts
SQL Server 2000 and .NET
As you can see from the topics covered in this book, all the key new SQL Server 2000 features are covered in depth. What I do like about this book is that whenever a new enhancement affects performance, the author brings it to your attention. In addition, the author has an entire chapter devoted to how to boost SQL Server performance.
If you are new to SQL Server 2000, but have a background in Oracle, the book provides two chapters that will help you better understand the differences between the two products. This is a topic that you don't find too often in SQL Server books.
Overall, the text is well written and accurate. I especially recommend this book to those who are moving to SQL Server 2000 for the first time, and desire a full understanding of what SQL Server 2000 has to offer.
