Microsoft markets SQL Server 2000 as the easiest enterprise database to manage -- and increasingly, professionals with no DBA experience are being called upon to manage it. Now, there's an SQL Server 2000 book for them. In Essential SQL Server 2000: An Administration Handbook, Buck Woody gives them the skills they need to survive -- and achieve their goals. Essential SQL Server 2000 begins with an overview of SQL Server 2000's capabilities and versions, and the role of a DBA in managing SQL Server 2000. Next, Woody walks through SQL Server 2000 installation, and the efficient management and operation of SQL Server 2000 systems. The book includes step-by-step coverage of maintenance, including backup; and offers practical, easy-to-follow guidance on recovering from problems with SQL Server 2000 systems and databases. For every technical professional called upon to manage SQL Server 2000 databases, regardless of experience with database administration or SQL Server.