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Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 8 Ratings

Fantastic Resource! - 2008-03-12
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This is a great book! It is very well written and the material presented in a consitent and logical manner.

Some of the material I knew before picking up this book. Since this would be my first MS cert, I read every section of the book. For the topics I already knew, I was impressed by how well Darril boiled the material down to the essence, the central point that you needed to learn. I was hoping that he'd do the same for the areas I did not know. I passed all three tests and this book was the reason.

Read every page. Do every hands-on example. Review the exam tips and you'll not only pass the test but actually be able to do the work.

Excellent guide - 2008-05-31
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This book was well organized and helped me pass the 431 exam within a month of receiving this book.

Excellent Resource for 70-447 Upgrade Exam - 2008-08-29
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I used this book as my primary study/refresher resource to prepare for (and pass) the 70-447 upgrade exam. If you are an MCDBA on SQL 2000, and looking for a resource to for the MCDBA upgrade exam, this is the perfect resource! Very clear, concise coverage of all the exam topics. Each chapter has a bullet list listing the topics covered in each exam. Although the 70-447 exam isn't specifically targeted, you can approximate it by combining the 70-443 and 70-444 topics.

The best technical book I have ever read! - 2009-06-08
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This book is the best technical book I have ever read! I am really impressed with the quotes at the beginning of each chapter, I found them to be very motivational. The book was very easy to read, in fact it read like a onversation. The examples were real helpful as well.

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Great Material - 2009-04-29
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Great book, very easy to follow the material and the coverage is excellent. Straight and to the point of what you need to know for these exams. For a technical book the author does a great job of outlining real world examples and overall making a book that is not drab and boring to read.

I took one star off, which should probably be two stars, solely because of the editing. The editor did a terrible job on this book, there is almost one typographical mistake or gramatical mistake per page. I don't blame the author for this as it is clearly stuff that an editor should have caught.

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