New Microsoft Press E-Book: Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 (Free)

“We’re thrilled to publish another free E-Book: Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, by Ross Mistry and Stacia Misner!

The book contains 10 chapters and 216 pages, like so:

PART I   Database Administration

• CHAPTER 1   SQL Server 2008 R2 Editions and Enhancements 3
• CHAPTER 2   Multi-Server Administration 21
• CHAPTER 3   Data-Tier Applications 41
• CHAPTER 4   High Availability and Virtualization Enhancements 63
• CHAPTER 5   Consolidation and Monitoring 85

PART II   Business Intelligence Development

• CHAPTER 6   Scalable Data Warehousing 109
• CHAPTER 7   Master Data Services 125
• CHAPTER 8   Complex Event Processing with StreamInsight 145
• CHAPTER 9   Reporting Services Enhancements 165
• CHAPTER 10   Self-Service Analysis with PowerPivot 189”

You can download the ebook in XPS format here and in PDF format here!

Posted by Gabriel Maciel