Sybase SQL Server 11 Unleashed [With CDROM]

by Ray Rankins and David W. Solomon

Book Overview

This work on Sybase SQL Server helps readers to understand the programming and database administration aspects behind this RDBMS (relational database management system). This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0672309092
• ISBN13: 9780672309090
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Sams
• Length: 1152 Pages
• Weight: 4.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 7.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

The ONLY Sybase book around

This book is copyrighted 1996 but don't let that fool you. It is still the best book on Sybase ASE available. Of course this might say more about the efficacy of Sybase than the book, but we aren't reviewing RDBMs here.There are a few things that are lacking in this book but if you are just starting out with Sybase, either coming from another RDBMs or starting from scratch, this is it. A second revision would be most welcome as would a 'Sybase on Linux Unleashed'.To sum it up, if you want to use Sybase, buy this book.

Everything That I've Needed

I already knew Sybase fairly well when I got a copy of this book. So I never felt the need to read the entire thing.The reason I know it is valuable and the reason I give it 5 stars is this: every time I have a problem or run across something I don't know how to do, I open this book. Then I quickly and easily find the solution. That makes the book good as gold as far as I am concerned.

Very good but a few things are missing

This is an excellent Sybase book (probably the best one on the topic), however I still have to go to sybooks.sybase.com for certain things. For example, sp_changedbowner (to change a database owner) isn't mentioned anywhere.

complete compendium of sybase administration

This book is just what I looked for: A complete reference of howto's in Sybase ASE administration. It describes the ways to handle sybase admin tasks using the non-graphical interfaces. Especially for the friends of linux who get the ASE 11 for free this is the perfect manual to use ASE easily!

A Must Have for Any Sybase DBA!

If you buy only one book covering Sybase, this should be it. This book covers everything from security to tuning to backup and recovery. In my department, we refer to this book as "The Bible". I would like to have seen some coverage of Replication Server, but hey, I guess you can't have everything. I can't wait for the next edition covering 11.5 and 11.9. Keep up the good work guys!