Amit Khandelwal, Sumit Sarabhai
SKU: 9789348107848
ISBN: 9789348107848
eISBN: 9789348107237
Rights: Worldwide
Author Name: Amit Khandelwal, Sumit Sarabhai
Publishing Date: 25-Oct-2024
Dimension: 7.5*9.25 Inches
Binding: Paperback
Page Count: 350
Key Features
● Detailed exploration of deployments on Linux, containers, and Kubernetes.
● Advanced techniques for securing, optimizing, and ensuring high availability in SQL Server.
● Strategies for SQL Server modernization and implementing best practices for peak performance.
● Expert guidance on performance monitoring and resolving SQL Server issues efficiently.
Book Description
SQL Server 2022 marks a major advancement in data management technology, offering features that empower organizations to harness their data like never before. Ultimate SQL Server 2022 Data Management and Modernization is your comprehensive guide to mastering this powerful tool.
You will explore SQL Server 2022’s latest features, including support for Linux, containerization, and Kubernetes deployments—skills essential in today’s evolving data landscape. As you navigate these innovations, you will examine critical areas like security, business continuity, performance tuning, and optimization. Each chapter is crafted to illustrate practical applications in both on-premises and cloud environments, ensuring you grasp their significance.
Building on this foundation, you will uncover best practices and modernization techniques tailored for Windows and Linux systems. The book also includes insights from the authors' extensive experience with the Microsoft SQL Server support team, equipping you with effective troubleshooting methods to address performance challenges directly.
By the end of this book, you will have a thorough understanding of SQL Server deployments, empowering you to make strategic decisions and maximize its capabilities.
What you will learn
● Understand how to deploy SQL Server on Linux, Containers, Kubernetes, and hybrid environments.
● Gain expertise in securing SQL Server environments using advanced encryption, authentication, and role-based access control.
● Learn strategies for performance tuning, monitoring, disaster recovery, and high availability across on-premises and cloud deployments.
● Explore modernization techniques, cloud migrations, and future-ready SQL Server architectures to enhance scalability and flexibility.
● Implement industry-proven best practices for managing, configuring, and maintaining SQL Server for optimal results.
● Develop skills to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve SQL Server performance issues with expert guidance and tools.
Who is this book for?
This book is designed for both beginners and seasoned professionals in database administration, data engineering, and development. It covers SQL Server fundamentals while offering best practices for modernizing your data infrastructure. Data enthusiasts and students interested in relational databases will also gain valuable insights from this insider’s perspective on Microsoft technologies.
2. Realms of SQL – Part 1
3. Realms of SQL - Part 2
4. SQL Server and Security Hand in Glove
5. Business Continuity Strategies for SQL Offerings
6. Accelerate SQL Server Modernization
7. Achieving SQL Brilliance Through Best Practices
8. Monitoring, Performance Tuning, and Optimization
Index
Amit Khandelwal is a Principal Product Manager at Microsoft with over 15 years of experience. He has been pivotal in the development and evolution of SQL Server on Linux, significantly contributing to Microsoft's cross-platform solutions. Starting as an intern, Amit has held roles including Support Engineer, Technical Lead, Support Escalation Engineer, and Premier Field Engineer, providing critical support and resolving complex technical issues for enterprise customers with SQL Server implementations and resolutions.
Amit, a tech leader specializing in AI and SQL Server, has expanded SQL Server's reach across various platforms. His expertise drives product strategy and successful deployments. A frequent speaker at industry conferences, Amit shares insights on technology trends. Notable presentations include his sessions at DevDays Asia (Taipei), SQL BITS (London), PASS Data Community Summit (Seattle), Red Hat Summit, SUSECON, Internal Microsoft Events, Bangalore UG group, Data Exposed, and DataMinds. His work inspires the future of tech at Microsoft and beyond.
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ABOUT TECHNICAL REVIEWER
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Sumit Sarabhai is a technology expert with over 17 years of experience at Microsoft, specializing in SQL Server and its evolving technologies. His expertise spans a range of fields, including SQL Product Engineering, Consulting, Pre-Sales, Services, and Technical Support. Sumit possesses a strong command of cloud solution architecture, implementation, capacity planning, risk assessment, and migration strategies.
Over the years, Sumit has played a pivotal role in guiding customers modernize workloads, capacity planning, and successful migrations to the Azure Cloud and Data platforms. His expertise in risk assessment and migration strategies ensures smooth transitions and optimized cloud solutions, earning him recognition for his deep technical knowledge and problem-solving skills.
Currently, Sumit holds the position of Senior Software Engineer, leading the development and maintenance of the Python driver for SQL Server. His expertise ensures efficient database communication between SQL Server and Python applications, supporting developers in building data-driven solutions.