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Contents at a Glance
Introduction

xvii

PART I

DATABASE ADMINISTRATION

CHAPTER 1

SQL Server 2008 R2 Editions and Enhancements

CHAPTER 2

Multi-Server Administration

21

CHAPTER 3

Data-TierApplications

41

CHAPTER 4

High Availability and Virtualization Enhancements

63

CHAPTER 5

Consolidation and Monitoring

85

PART II

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER 6

Scalable Data Warehousing

109

CHAPTER 7

Master Data Services

125

CHAPTER 8

Complex Event Processing with StreamInsight

145

CHAPTER 9

Reporting Services Enhancements

165CHAPTER 10

Self-Service Analysis with PowerPivot

189

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Contents
Introduction

PART I

xvii

DATABASE ADMINISTRATION

CHAPTER 1 SQL Server 2008 R2 Editions and Enhancements

3

SQL Server 2008 R2 Enhancements for DBAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Application and Multi-Server Administration Enhancements

4

AdditionalSQL Server 2008 R2 Enhancements for DBAs

8

Advantages of Using Windows Server 2008 R2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
SQL Server 2008 R2 Editions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Premium Editions

12

Core Editions

12

Specialized Editions

13

Hardware...