* The only book of its kind, SQL Server Administration with Perl has
appeal for both Windows programmers and open source aficionados.
* Practical, real-world tested scripts are taken from actual
production environments.
* SQL Server Administration with Perl provides over 150 ready-to-use
and easy-to-customize Perl scripts for administrating SQL Servers.
* Scripts include tracking configurations and schema changes,
monitoring servers, analyzing log files, auditing server environments
for breach of best practice standards, validating data migration,
performing impact analysis and creating transaction summaries,
managing code releases, controlling SQL Server functional and
Reviews / Votes
From the reviews:
"This is aimed at the DBA who is already running an efficient SQL server, but who wants to be forearmed against any future problems. . The aim of the book is to provide a toolkit of around 150 Perl scripts that can then be adapted and applied to a wide variety of SQL server problems . . There are also appendices that list useful resources . . The book as a whole could be quite useful . ." (Linux Magazine, March, 2004)
"The book demonstrates the capabilities of Perl by presenting individual scenarios, each designed to highlight a particular useful feature and how it might be applied to common SQL Server administration tasks. . Overall, this is a well-rounded book providing a good balance of SQL Server administration task specific information, backed up with some useful Perl-specific text." (Adrian Hibbert, Computer Bulletin, March, 2004)
Edition
Language
Place of publication
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional/practitioner
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
LXII, 832 p. In 2 volumes, not available separately.
Dimensions
Height: 237 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 43 mm
Weight
ISBN-13
978-1-59059-097-3 (9781590590973)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4302-0809-9
Schweitzer Classification
Linchi Shea works at a major Wall Street firm as the SQL Server technical lead. He is a Microsoft "Most Valuable Professional" and is active with many SQL Server communities via SSWUG.org. He has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and computer science, and a master's degree in information systems from the University of British Columbia. When not automating and solving database administration problems with Perl, Linchi is an avid tennis player and a regular reader of newspaper bridge columns.
1 Introducing Perl Basics.- 2 Working with Commonly Used Perl Modules.- 3 Working with Commonly Used Perl Routines.- 4 Migrating Data.- 5 Comparing and Sorting Database Objects.- 6 Analyzing Databases.- 7 Analyzing SQL Code.- 8 Generating SQL Code.- 9 Analyzing Log Files.- 10 Managing SQL Server Security.- 11 Monitoring SQL Servers.- 12 Managing SQL Servers in the Enterprise.- Appendix A Perl Resources.- Perl Online Documentation.- Perl Books.- Perl Web Sites, Mailing Lists, and Newsgroups.- Perl Modules.- Appendix B Getting Started with Perl.- Installing Perl.- Running Perl Scripts.- Getting to Know the Perl Bare Essentials.- Introducing Values, Data Types, and Variables.- Understanding Scalars, Arrays, and Hashes.- Understanding Scalar Context and List Context.- Determining True or False.- Grouping Statements into Code Blocks.- Creating Compound Statements.- Declaring Variables.- Comparing Values.- Interpolating Variables.- Using Functions or Routines.- Quoting Strings.- Understanding References.- Introducing Perl Regular Expressions.- Using Regular Expressions.- Writing Simple Regular Expressions.- Composing Complex Regular Expressions.- Using More Advanced Features.- Summary.
