E-Books →Practical SQL Server Administration for Enterprise Systems From Fundamentals to Production Readiness

"Practical SQL Server Administration for Enterprise Systems" provides a rigorous and substance-rich guide for database professionals tasked with architecting and managing robust, scalable data infrastructures. This is not a book of theoretical overviews; it is a deep, operational manual for achieving and maintaining production readiness.
The book charts the essential evolution of the DBA from a reactive mechanic to a proactive systems architect. This foundational shift informs every chapter, moving beyond simple task completion to strategic system design. The journey begins with a detailed exploration of core SQL Server architecture-the SQLOS, schedulers, and query processing engine-establishing the core knowledge required for precise troubleshooting and informed architectural decision-making.
Core operational disciplines are covered in depth. You will master the design of high-availability and disaster recovery architectures, including Always On Availability Groups and Failover Cluster Instances, and learn to align these technologies with business-defined RTO and RPO. A dedicated section on the storage subsystem delivers performance-by-design principles, detailing the configuration of TempDB, filegroups, and the critical alignment of I/O patterns with storage capabilities.
Performance tuning is treated as a proactive science. The book details how to establish a performance baseline, develop a strategic indexing plan that balances read performance with write overhead, and operationalize the self-healing capabilities of Query Store and Automatic Tuning. The automation mandate is addressed through practical scripting with PowerShell and the dbatools module, enabling scalable and consistent instance management.
Security is implemented as a defense-in-depth strategy, from the core security model to the implementation of column-level encryption and dynamic data masking. Comprehensive backup strategies are explored, alongside proven, step-by-step recovery procedures that have been tested in real-world scenarios.
The path to the cloud is examined with a practical, operational lens. The book provides a clear-eyed comparison of Azure SQL Database and Managed Instance, guiding you to the right architectural fit. The journey culminates in a final production-readiness checklist, ensuring no critical detail is overlooked before deployment. This book is your comprehensive operational blueprint for building and maintaining enterprise SQL Server systems that are not just functional, but formidable.
eBook Details:
Title: Practical SQL Server Administration for Enterprise Systems: From Fundamentals to Production Readiness
Author: Ram Padda
Language: English
Year: 2025
ASIN: B0GCL2MP4N
Total pages: 116
Format: pdf
Size: 70 MB