Section 2: Server and Database Maintenance

Every database administrator has a wide range of responsibilities. In this section, you will understand how to keep up with such responsibilities on SQL Server. The section contains recipes for database recovery scenarios, security best practices, and several performance topics.

This section contains the following chapters:

• Chapter 3, Implementing Backup and Recovery
• Chapter 4, Securing Your SQL Server
• Chapter 5, Working with Disaster Recovery Options
• Chapter 6, Indexing and Performance