SQL Server 7.0 System Administration

By Microsoft Corporation

The target audience of this title is SQL Server administrators who install, configure, and support SQL server in an enterprise network. Business owners, contractors, and database administrators will... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572318279
• ISBN13: 9781572318274
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Microsoft Press
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 3.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.5" x 7.6" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Solid and Organized

I used this book after purchasing the Online version of this kit (ISBN 0735606781). This kit does a better job of going in depth on a lot of the items that will be tested than the Online Kit(which I have also reviewed). The practice exercises are good, and the included evaluation copy of SQL Server allows you to experiment and become more familiar with the product, along with giving you the books online for additional reference. The organization of topics is well done, something that I have had issues with with MSPress books in the past.

Awesome book for general purposes

Great book for regular work reference for SQL Server directly related topics, but if you needed to drill down to the details, the best source is definitely SQL Books Online. The book assumes RDBMS logical design knowledge, and the exam drills you on it. Unlike other exams, if you don't have actual experiences with any RDBMS, you won't pass.I have used this book, BOL and Transcenders to help me pass the exam on first try. I still love this book and its very useful from time to time.

I'd like give it one more star if it's possible!

That's the best SQL Admin book I've ever seen. I have no idea about SQL server and zero database experience just 20 days ago. With this book and transcender, I passed Microsoft SQL 7.0 Admin exam (70-28) with 800, and I do fell I've understood some SQL admin now. I hope all the Microsoft books and be as good as this one. Thanks for the good job!

It's a serious book for serious students...

You have to keep in mind that a great many of the negative comments you'll be reading are being made by people who failed the test and desperately need someone to blame other than themselves. This is a superb book from start to finish and best of all it provides you with a 120-day evaluation copy of SQL Server 7.0. There is no magic "single-copy" edition of any book for any exam. You need to supplement your studies with several books along with the required hands on experience. Use this book with Microsoft's Resource Guide, Kalen Delaney's "Inside SQL Server 7.0", Exam Cram, and Transcenders. SQL is fierce beyond belief and you have to be willing to do an extraordinary amount of work in order to master it. Be willing to do what's necessary and you'll be writing rave reviews about this book after you pass the exam. If you fail to do the required amount of work, I guarantee you'll be back here firing off Microsoft flames and blaming them for your failing grade. If you need further motivation for hitting the books, just think of the bushels full of money that employers will be throwing at you for passing this exam.

The best stuff for SQL Server 7.0 Design & Implementation

I am always amazed with the training kits from MS Press, with no exception of this kit. Buy this kit and you'll get a 4 months trial edition CD of SQL Server 7.0, a complimentary CD with exercise and multimedia files, a really good book from the Microsoft experts - concise, complete, crystal clear, and cover all materials needed for Exam 70-028. But, you won't get any exam simulators that you'll probably have from the other publishers. Don't worry, because in my opinion not a single exam simulator can help someone passing this exam! This exam is an all-in-one nightmare you can expect from any kind of written computer certification exams. The questions are extremely long as well as the exam time - 3 hours (even the answers are very long, too!) Exam takers will certainly be knocked-out if they don't have real good hands-on experience and theory in design and implementation of SQL Server 7.0 or the previous releases of SQL Server. Using this book alone combined with my previous experience of SQL Server 6.5 and MS Access 97 I had successfully passed this *!@ (read: terrified) exam on my first try several weeks ago to complete my MCDBA title! :) CCNA, MCDBA, MCSE+I