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Title: Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Administrator's Companion by John Fronckowiak, Edward Whalen, Marcilina Garcia ISBN: 1-57231-815-5 Publisher: Microsoft Pr Pub. Date: 01 August, 1999 Format: Hardcover List Price(USD): $59.99

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Average Customer Rating: 3 (2 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Great Introduction on SQL server 7.0
Comment: This book is very well organized for a new comers to SQL administration.
If you are taken by the title you will be gone for a toss.
However, it is a great book to get your feet wet. Specially if you are planning to go for certification.

Rating: 1
Summary: This book misses all of the marks!
Comment: I had been working with SQL Server 7.0 in an analyst capacity (importing and exporting data, scrubbing data, SQL query creation, etc.) for about a year when I was given the DBA responsibilities. I was looking for a book that would contain good examples and provide a solid reference...this is not that book.

The majority of the book is way too high level. It's a "10,000 foot fly-by" if you will. Each chapter only covers the extreme basics in the same pattern: an explanation using Enterprise Manager and another, redundant explanation of the same thing in T-SQL. There are few descriptive, "real-world" examples and a lack of helpful tips that are usually found in PC books.

The chapter on capacity planning was somewhat useful, but that's about it. I doubt I will use this book in the future since it contains very little "reference" material.

I would suggest a Sam's book for an SQL beginner. You know, the "Learn in 24 Days..." books. I've had success with those books in the past. As far as a DBA manual for SQL, I'll keep searching. This book is not it.

My question is, who is this book for anyway?