SQL Server 2008 Books

Pro SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services

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Pro SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services, by Rodney Landrum, Shawn McGehee and Walter J. Voytec (May 2008). Discusses writing efficient queries, using the Report Designer, creating ad hoc reports on demand, Reporting Services, Analysis Services, the SharePoint Portal Server, audit reports, and customize reports using C# and Visual Basic.NET.

MS SQL Server 2008: A Beginner’s Guide

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Microsoft SQL Server 2008: A Beginner’s Guide, by Duscan Petkovic (July 2008). Introduces all the new features such as administration, development and business intelligence tools.

SQL Server 2008 All-in-One Desk Reference

http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Server-2008-All-Reference-Dummies/dp/0470179546/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199134370&sr=1-11

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies, by Robert D. Schneider and Darril Gibson (June 2008) Discusses SQL Server basics, queries and programming, database administration, security, performance tuning, scalability and availability, XML, reporting, analysis and integration.

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 For Dummies

http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Server-2008-Dummies-Computer/dp/0470224657/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199138862&sr=1-15

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 For Dummies, by Mike Chappie (May 2008). Discusses SQL Server 2008, databases, building an SQL server, working with Management Studio, planning a database, creating databases and tables, relationship management, simple database queries, joining tables, working with database views, analysis services, inserting data into a database, stored procedures, user functions, triggers, migrating from Access, and server administration.

SQL Server 2008 Relational DB Design

http://www.amazon.com/Server-Relational-Database-Design-Implementation/dp/143020866X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199134370&sr=1-3

Pro SQL Server 2008 Relational Database Design and Implementation, by Louis Davidson, Kevin Kline and Kurt Windisch (June 2008).

Beginning MS SQL Server 2008 Programming

http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-Microsoft-Server-2008-Programming/dp/0470257016/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199134370&sr=1-4

Beginning Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Programming, by Robert Vieira (May 2008). Discusses creating and changing tables, managing keys, database normalization, writing scripts, working with stored procedures, using SQL Server Reporting and Integration Services, DATE and TIME data types, time related functionality, the HierarchyID data type, hierarchical data, the XML data type, the INSERT statement, and recursive queries.

MS SQL Server 2008 Integration Services

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Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Integration Services, by Brian Knight, Erik Veerman, Grant Dickinson, and Douglas Hinson (May 2008). Discusses creating scalable solutions, new features in SQL Server 2008, data warehousing, and management methods.

MS SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services

http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft%C2%AE-Server-2008-Reporting-Services/dp/0071548084/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199134370&sr=1-6

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services, by Brian Larson (June 2008). Discusses how to create, manage and deliver reports with SQL Server 2008, the new features in SQL Server 2008, report building, distribution, data extraction, integration with desktop and web applications, end-user access, and business decision making.

Pro SQL Server 2008 Service Broker

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Pro SQL Server 2008 Service Broker, by Klaus Aschenbrenner and Remus Rusanu (June 2008).

SQL Server 2008 Transact-SQL Recipes

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SQL Server 2008 Transact-SQL Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach, by Joseph Sack (July 2008).

Beginning SQL Server 2008 for Developers

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Beginning SQL Server 2008 for Developers: From Novice to Professional, by Robin Dewson (March 2008). Discusses how to install SQL Server 2008, how to navigate around Management Studio, creating tables, sorting data, securing data, retrieving data, back-up and recovery features, how to use Transact-SQL (a built-in procedural language), reporting services, create and secure tables, query data, use indexes, run procedural code inside a database, and prepare service reports.

Accelerated SQL Server 2008

http://www.amazon.com/Accelerated-SQL-Server-2008/dp/1590599691/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199134370&sr=1-2

Accelerated SQL Server 2008, by Rob Walters, Michael Coles, Robin Dewson, Fabio Claudio Ferracchiata, Jan D. Narkiewicz, and Robert Rae (April 2008). Discusses managing SQL Server installations with the Declarative Management Framework, failover clustering, the performance–enhancement features in SQL Server 2008, how to use the text search feature, how to store, retrieve and manage XML in the database, and business intelligence tools (including Analysis Services and Reporting Services).