{"product_id":"9781906434342","title":"Brad's Sure Guide To Sql Server Maintenance Plans","description":"In his new book, Brad's Sure Guide to SQL Server Maintenance Plans, Brad McGehee takes you on a comprehensive tour of two SQL Server tools designed to help DBAs ensure that a \"required minimum\" level of maintenance takes place on their SQL Server instances: the Maintenance Plan Wizard and the Maintenance Plan Designer.\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Chapter 01: Why is Database Maintenance Important?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 02: Before you Create any Maintenance Plans\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 03: Getting Started with the Maintenance Plan Wizard\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 04: Task Scheduling\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 05: Check database Integrity Task\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 06: Shrink Database Task\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 07: Rebuild Index Task\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 08: Reorganize Index Task\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 09: Update Statistics Task\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10: Execute SQL Server Agent Job Task\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11: History Cleanup Task\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12: Define Back Up Database (Full) Task\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 13: Define Back Up Database (Differential) Task\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 14: Back Up Database (Transaction Log) Task\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 15: Maintenance Cleanup Task\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 16: Using the Maintenance Plan Designer \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy read this book?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMillions of SQL Server instances run in the offices of small and medium-sized organizations and there are many \"accidental\" DBAs out there whose job it is to maintain them. Often, they find that they don't have the knowledge, experience, or critically the time, to perform the correct level of maintenance on their SQL Server databases, much as they might like to. This can mean poor performance and reduced availability. Regardless of the size of your organization, if your mission critical data becomes unavailable, then business will suffer greatly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Maintenance Plan Wizard and Designer allow you to configure and schedule eleven core database maintenance tasks, ranging from integrity checks, to database backups, to index reorganizations and rebuilds. Brad walks through every one of these tasks covering:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• The intent of each task and why it's important\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• How to configure each task and what all the options mean\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Scheduling considerations: when and how often should you run the task?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Customizing and extended your Maintenance Plans using the Designer \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsed carefully, these Maintenance Plan tools represent powerful time-saving devices for any DBA. At each stage of the book, Brad explains clearly the correct and incorrect uses for the tool, and indicates where more advanced solutions, using T-SQL or PowerShell scripting, would be more appropriate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Gate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47043828318448,"sku":"9781906434342","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781906434342_p0.jpg?v=1763616177","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781906434342","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}