Chapter 1. SQL Server 2008 Architecture and Configuration
Kalen Delaney
Microsoft SQL Server is Microsoft’s premiere database management system, and SQL Server 2008 is the most powerful and feature-rich version yet. In addition to the core database engine, which allows you to store and retrieve large volumes of relational data, and the world-class Query Optimizer, which determines the fastest way to process your queries and access your data, dozens of other components increase the usability of your data and make your data and applications more available and more scalable. As you can imagine, no single book could cover all these features in depth. This book, SQL Server 2008 Internals, covers the main features of the core database engine.
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