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Pro SQL Server 2008 Service Broker |  | Author: Klaus Aschenbrenner
Publisher: Apress
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 600
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Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 7.2 x 1.5
ISBN: 1590599993
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.2768
EAN: 9781590599990
ASIN: 1590599993
Publication Date: July 24, 2008
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Product Description
Service Broker is a key Microsoft product in support of message–based processing between applications. Pro SQL Server 2008 Service Broker helps you to take full advantage of this key Microsoft technology, beginning from the fundamentals, moving through installation and application development, and ultimately showing you how to develop highly available and scalable applications based upon the Service–Oriented Architecture that is fast gaining ground as the way forward in application development. - Comprehensive approach to developing with Service Broker
- Strong focus on best practices and real–world scenarios
- Covers the key aspects of distributed application design
What you’ll learn - Understand the fundamentals of message–based processing.
- Install Service Broker and manage the environment.
- Design databases for service–oriented applications.
- Develop distributed applications.
- Build in scalability and high availablity.
- Apply best practices to avoid future trouble.
Who is this book for? Pro SQL Server 2008 Service Broker is written for new and existing users of Service Broker who wish to develop service–oriented and distributed transactions that scale well, that are resilient against failure, and that are as future–proofed as possible from the application of current best practices in Service Broker development. About the Apress Pro Series The Apress Pro series books are practical, professional tutorials to keep you on and moving up the professional ladder. You have gotten the job, now you need to hone your skills in these tough competitive times. The Apress Pro series expands your skills and expertise in exactly the areas you need. Master the content of a Pro book, and you will always be able to get the job done in a professional development project. Written by experts in their field, Pro series books from Apress give you the hard–won solutions to problems you will face in your professional programming career.
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A great book indeed on SQL Server Service Broker January 12, 2010
Sudheer K. Maharana
Message based programming and asynchronous programming were new concepts in SQL Server world. There was always needs to process database transactions asynchronously. Microsoft dealt with this short coming in SQL Server 2005 in the form of Service Broker. It is a powerful technology and has started becoming more popular in companies dealing with SQL Server and distributed infrastructure with asynchronous programming.
There are very few reference books out there in the market on the subject besides Books Online and internet references. Pro SQL Server 2008 Service Broker from Apress is one of the outstanding books on the subject as far as I know of. As the subject is new to the DBA and developer world, the book is organized in such a way that it gradually takes anyone from the basics of Service Broker objects to Service Broker implementation in real world scenario. It covers in a detailed manner on more advanced topics such as transaction management, encryption, high availability and most importantly the administration of Service Broker.
As soon as I got this book and having some background on Service Broker, I glanced the book and went straight to Real-World Application Scenarios chapter which has few examples on how Service Broker can be implemented. I also enjoyed reading the Administration chapter which describes on System Monitor and Troubleshooting. I guess anyone having a little experience with Service Broker such as DBAs will be benefitted with this chapter.
The chapters are well organized and contain enough information to give a beginner a jump start on Service Broker. The book has also example throughout the book that could be used to understand the concept. As I prefer reading books over reading internet, this book is a God sent.
I will definitely suggest anyone in SQL Server world to refer to this book just to see how clear and concise the chapters are laid out with.
Pro means Pro October 13, 2008
Pawel Potasinski (Warsaw, Poland, Europe)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Distributed application programming has become very popular during last few years. Working with distributed data is one of the greatest challenges for SQL Server developers and administrators. That's why software vendors such as Microsoft provide tools and features that help in developing applications connected to many data sources, where asynchronous data processing and heterogenous database management systems are used.
The book from APress written by .NET expert Klaus Aschenbrenner (awarded twice with Microsoft MVP - C#) describes how Service Oriented Architecture can be implemented using native SQL Server 2008 mechanism - Service Broker. Over 500 pages is full of well organized knowledge on this feature, its capabilities and practical scenarios.
Klaus starts in the first chapters with some basics of SOA and SODA, then walks through the details of Service Broker objects and after that he provides more and more details on practical aspects of SOA implementations with Service Broker. What I like the most in this book is that I can easily find the answers for my questions. The book is really well organized, all chapters are sorted by difficulty level.
First four chapters contain full description of all Service Broker objects. This seems to be a very good approach because Service Broker is quite new and not explored technology in SQL Server. After those chapters the reader has knowledge that allows to step further into the world of SODA.
Then there are some important chapters about transactional processing and distributed applications built with Service Broker. I must admit this part is much more difficult than first chapters but gives you very detailed knowledge on more advanced aspects of building Service Broker based applications.
My favorites are chapter 10 and chapter 12. Chapter 10 contains real-world application scenarios documented with complete code. The author explains each application in details. This chapter is the second after chapter 5 (about transactions) that contains .NET code. It shows real-world scenarios where Service Broker can save much of the development time and is probably the best way to implement the desired functionality. Priceless. In chapter 12 a reader can find solutions for most frequent issues and the ways to monitor and troubleshoot Service Broker processes. Remus Rusanu, a well known Service Broker expert, participated in writing this chapter. I met Remus this year at European PASS Conference and I must say I've never seen anyone so advanced in Service Broker technology. Remus has given some really valuable tips on how to maintain SODA oriented applications in SQL Server 2008. I could easily find answers for most of my questions referring to Service Broker issues and its performance. This is probably most useful chapter for advanced developers and for administrators facing problems with SODA applications connected to their databases.
My final grade for the book is excellent (5/5). This is the book for every SQL Server user who wants to dive deeply into Service Broker internals. I think the book will become the practical guide for many SQL Server developers and DBA.
Also, I have to mention that all code samples are ready and free for download on APress website (http://www.apress.com/).
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