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Author: Grant Fritchey

Execution plans show you what's going on behind the scenes in SQL Server. They can provide you with a wealth of information on how your queries are being executed by SQL Server, including: • Which indexes are being used, and where no indexes are being used at all. • How the data is being retrieved, and joined, from the tables defi ned in your query. • How aggregations in GROUP BY queries are put together. • The anticipated load and the estimated cost that all these operations place upon the system. Grant Fritchey's book is the only in-depth look at how to improve your SQL query performance through careful design of execution plans. Sample chapters of the ebook have garnered stunning reviews, such as: "All I can say is WOW. This has to be the best reference I have ever seen on Execution Plans in SQL Server. My hats off to Grant Fritchey" Jonathan Kehayias.

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Author: Jaap Wesselius

As the backbone to so many commercial communications infrastructures, Microsoft's Exchange Server technology has become a critical component in many an IT department. With the latest incarnation of Exchange Server on the horizon, and indeed almost upon us, it is becoming increasingly urgent that SysAdmins get to grips with this latest-and-greatest technology. What's new? What's gone? What's easier or harder? Jaap touches upon all these essentials. As a practical field-guide to Exchange Server 2010, this book will tell you exactly what you need to know to get started with upgrading, installing, configuring and managing your new Exchange Server. If you need to get to grips with Exchange Server 2010 fast, or want a short, to-the-point, practical guide to Microsoft's latest offering, then you should read this book.

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Author: Brad McGehee

A 2nd edition of Brad McGehee's popular "career guide" for DBAs, designed to help new and prospective DBAs find their feet in the profession, and to advise those more-experienced on how they can excel at their jobs, and so become Exceptional DBAs.

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Author: IBM Redbooks

This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides details of changes, updates, and new functions in IBM Tivoli® Storage Manager Version 6.1. We cover all the new functions of Tivoli Storage Manager that have become available since the publication of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Version 5.4 and Version 5.5 Technical Guide, SG24-7447. This book is for customers, consultants, IBM Business Partners, and IBM and Tivoli staff who are familiar with earlier releases of Tivoli Storage Manager and who want to understand what is new in Version 6.1. Hence, because we target an experienced audience, we use certain shortcuts to commands and concepts of Tivoli Storage Manager. If you want to learn more about Tivoli Storage Manager functionality, see IBM Tivoli Storage Management Concepts, SG24-7447, and IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Implementation Guide, SG24-5416. This publication should be used in conjunction with the manuals and readme files provided with the products and is not intended to replace any information contained therein.

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Author: IBM Redbooks

This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides a basic understanding of the IBM System StorageTM N series hardware and software features. It discusses topics such as installation, setup, and administration for both the N series filer and clients and provides example scenarios of some features.