Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Notification Services [With CDROM]

By Shyam Pather

Learn SQL Server Notification Services from the topic authority This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0672326647
• ISBN13: 9780672326646
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Sams
• Length: 649 Pages
• Weight: 2.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

An Excellent SQLNS book

It's 600 pages of "SQLNS as a way of life", from beginning to end. It explores setup (without any gratuitous screen shots of setup, THANK YOU), configuration, programming instances and applications, writing the processing configuration files, the subscription management application. There are chapters about custom event providers, formatters, and delivery protocol; there is an example of each. But of course, where this book shines most (is shine most the correct construct? hmmm...) is in the description of internals, tuning, and troubleshooting. That's where it's invaluable. I still remember going over "quantum theory" and all its permutations when I read that chapter. If you use SQLNS as a notification application framework, it's very easy to get a first instance working, but when your app gets popular and you need 10 more just like it immediately, working with SQLNS quickly becomes all-consuming, that's what I meant by "SQLNS as a way of life". If you're looking to "check out" SQLNS or see if its "right" for your application that's fine too, the preface even gets you quickly up to speed on the SQLNS lingo. I also remember Shyam writing to me a few times about the "its not a custom delivery channel, its a custom delivery protocol". In any case, there's *no way* you can be dissapointed with this book.

An absolute must-have

This book has been very well written and covers all the aspects of Notification Services a developer must know about. Not only are the various concepts explained very well, the numerous examples and code samples given make this an easy read as well. One of the key sections of the book is how to troubleshoot your NS application which is the USP of this book, seeing that such treatment to that particular area has not been given anywhere else. I would strongly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in developing NS applications.

A Must Read for Notification Services Developers

I would highly recommend this book for anybody developing Sql Server 2000 Notifications Services applications. This book fills the gaps in the Books Online, which, for a large scale application are very important. The book is structured to provide quick, step-by-step implementation instructions as well as detailed explanations of the hows and whys of Notification Services. I was particularly grateful for Part III of the book that details optimization, deployment and administration requirements. Another invaluable part of the book is the chapter on setting up your development environment. I had to do my first application before the publication of this book and I will tell you that had I had this book then, the time I would have saved would have paid for the price of the book many times over.

This is *The* SQL-NS Book

This is a book well worth reading from beginning to end, from preface to appendix. I have done so twice, with the result that I have learned SQL-NS well enough to explain its concepts and architecture to my teammates and higher-ups and to embark upon design and development of notification apps of my own. Mr. Pather puts mastery of this platform within your reach. His pedagogical approach is exemplary, for its organization, pacing, clarity, style and tone. And he covers absolutely everything you need to know about SQL-NS. I wish every computer book out there were written this way.

Definitely the "SQL NS bible"

Everyone working with SQL Server Notification Service should have this book on the shelf. It's just a must for the toolbox of every SQL NS developer, whether you're a newbie or an experienced SQL NS developer. For people starting with SQL NS, it's a great introduction that goes in-depth on a lot of topics. You get known to a lot of concepts that are crucial to understand the architecture of SQL NS and the book introduces the overall development process in a step-by-step fashion. It also includes useful tips to solve problems and tips to simplify the overall development process and debugging. Experienced SQL NS developers should have it as well as a welcome addition to the SQL NS Books Online and they'll learn a big deal of debugging and tuning tips. SQL Server DBAs will find useful information on performance scaling and deployment of SQL NS in their enterprises. And of course, Shyam has a unique understanding of the product he has been building for four years now on the SQL NS team at Microsoft.