Brad's Sure Guide to SQL Server Maintenance Plans

Let Brad McGehee take you on a comprehensive tour of the SQL Server Maintenance Plan Wizard and Designer. Find out how the Maintenance Plan tools let you configure and schedule core database maintenance tasks such as integrity checks, index reorganizations and rebuilds. Learn the correct uses for the tool and find out where more advanced solutions, using T-SQL or PowerShell scripting, would be more appropriate.


About the Authors
    Brad M. McGehee is a MCSE+I, MCSD, and MCT (former) with a Bachelors’ degree in Economics and a Masters in Business Administration. Currently the Director of DBA Education for Red Gate Software, Brad is an accomplished Microsoft SQL Server MVP with over 10 years’ SQL Server experience. Having founded the popular community site SQL-Server-Performance.Com, where he now acts as the technical editor and forum moderator, Brad specializes in SQL Server Administration, Performance Tuning, and High Availability. He regularly consults with multiple clients, helping them to get the most out of SQL Server.

Title Brad's Sure Guide to SQL Server Maintenance Plans
Author(s) Brad M. McGehee
Publisher: Red Gate Books (February 28, 2010)
Paperback 288 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1906434344
ISBN-13: 978-1906434342
eBook: http://www.red-gate.com/products/dba/sql-backup/entrypage/backup-maintenance-plans