Topics Not Covered

As I mentioned, even in four volumes, certain features and aspects of the product cannot be covered. Also keep in mind that the books in the series are not intended to be how-to books for database administrators or for database application programmers. They are intended to explain how SQL Server works behind the scenes, so you will have a solid foundation on which to build and troubleshoot your applications and will understand why SQL Server behaves the way it does.

In addition to business intelligence (Analysis Services, Integration Services, and Reporting Services) and high availability (replication, database mirroring, log shipping, and clustering), other topics that are beyond the scope of this book include:

  • Notification Services ...

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