Free download Microsoft Press eBook: ‘Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Pocket Consultant’.

Hello BIDN family,

I just want to share a link to download a free copy of Microsoft Press eBook ‘Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Pocket Consultant’.
This could be a great eBook for you to learn all about how to manage SQL Server .

Currently, Microsoft Press just posted the first  two chapters within this free copy as Managing SQL Servers and Policy-Based Management.

So, SQL Geeks !!! Grab your digital copy and learn all about how to manage SQL Server!

I have already downloaded and have started to read and learn the things.Hope you will too.

This link could be helpful for all of us in the field of BI-SQL server to know more about SQL Server 2012 and to manage SQL Server.

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2012/07/25/free-download-managing-sql-servers-and-policy-based-management-an-excerpt-from-microsoft-sql-server-2012-pocket-consultant.aspx

Contents at a Glance

Chapter 1: Managing SQL Servers 

• Using SQL Server Management Studio
• Managing SQL Server Groups
• Managing Servers
• Using Windows Power Shell for SQL Server Management
• Starting, Stopping, and Configuring SQL Server Agent
• Starting, Stopping, and Configuring MSDTC
• Managing SQL Server Startup
• Managing Server Activity

Chapter 2: Implementing Policy-Based Management

• Introducing Policy-Based Management
• Working with Policy-Based Management
• Configuring Central Management Servers
• Managing Policies Throughout the Enterprise

Thanks,

Anil Maharjan