The introduction says "This book is intended to be read by anyone who wants a deeper understanding of what SQL Server does behind the scenes", so how does it fare? This book has a revered pedigree, ...

Developers working with SQL Server often treat indexing as a DBA's domain--something happening "under the hood" that doesn't require much attention unless performance takes a hit. But ignoring the ...

msdb: used by SQL Agent, backups/restores, Service Broker, mail, alerts etc Details of how to move undamaged and damaged system databases (other than the master database) are given with step-by-step ...