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Summary: Excellent Book. Good exam preperation
Comment: Very good book. Detailed chapters. Things to remember are highlighted. End of chapter questions were highlighted. For those who are experienced with SQL 2000, you will find most of this book redundant, as most of the stuff comes from SQL 2000. But it does a good job explaining new technologies i.e. Service Broker, Contract/Queue, Partitioning etc.
For those who want to sit for the 70-431 exam, i suggest getting brain dump for this exam (free) or buy a testking cram. I passed on 12/19 with 947. Yeehaa!
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Summary: Pretty good kit
Comment: Since I've been working more and more with sql, I'm hoping to take Exam 70-431 early next year. This was recommended to me and it's a pretty good kit.
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Summary: Good Book -- great value
Comment: I just passed 70-431. I'm a DBA w/ experience on SQL 2005 and SQL 2000. This book and the accompanying CD were the only tools I used to study. I read the book cover to cover, although I skipped the actual practices. (I would only recommend skipping the practices if you have a lot of real world experience with the product.) Then I moved on to the practice tests on CD, and had pretty mediocre passing scores on three practice tests in certification mode (45 questions, answers scored at end). Finally, I used the practice test in study mode, where you could review your answers as you went to drill down into areas that I needed more work on. Having the accompanying practice test (295 questions) makes this kit a great value. I felt as though I learned a lot during all of this and wasn't just "studying for the test". One word on the test format itself -- there were plenty of simulations to do -- everything was not multiple choice.
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Summary: Not for a beginner that has a MCSE.... read on
Comment: I got to say that I am not enjoying this book. I am on chapter 4 and I am really finding it hard. This is not to say that I am new to computers. I have my MCSE. But this book, well I would just have done thing a bit differently. I know it is to prep one for the exam. But if you are totally new to SQL server (like me). Then you will need some more help from a friend or another book. I needed a step by step guide on installing the SQL demo database and getting things running on my computer. If they did the first chapter with this information then I would be a happy man. With this all going, I would then enjoy the learning of this great software and work with the workshops in the book. I am in this case putting this book aside and looking for a solution to some basic questions before picking it up again. For someone that has used SQL 2000, then you will find this the greatest book out their. But beginners to SQL, be aware. You will need a hand up to get your teeth into it.
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Summary: SQL DBA
Comment: pretty good book. learn more from this book than I knew at first.
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