Practical maintenance plans in SQL Server automation for the DBA

This book is a complete guide to setting up and maintaining maintenance plans for SQL Server Database Administrators. Maintenance plans too often consist of a backup task and that's it, but there is so much more that can and must be done to ensure the integrity of your most important company re...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Beard, Bradley
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [New York], New York, NY Apress, Distributed to the Book trade worldwide by Springer Science+Business Media 2016
Series:The expert's voice in SQL server
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Backing Up a Database
  • 2. Checking Database Integrity
  • 3. Executing SQL Server Agent Jobs
  • 4. Purging Log History
  • 5. Clearing Old Backup Files
  • 6. Rebuilding Indexes
  • 7. Reorganizing Indexes
  • 8. Shrinking Database Files
  • 9. Updating Object Statistics
  • 10. Executing T-SQL Statements
  • 11. Notifying Database Operators
  • 12. Tying It All Together