Part I: Installation and Configuration1. Planning the Deployment
2. GUI Installation
3. Server Core Installation
4. Installation on Heterogeneous Operating Systems
5. Configuring the Instance
Part II: Database Administration
6. Database Configuration
7. Table Optimizations
8. Indexes and Statistics
9. Database Consistency
Part III: Security, Resilience, and Scaling Workloads
10. SQL Server Security Model
11. Auditing & Ledger
12. Encryption
13. Backups and Restores
14. High Availability and Disaster Recovery Concepts
15. Implementing AlwaysOn Availability Groups
16. Implementing Log Shipping
17. Scaling Workloads
Part IV: Performance and Maintenance
18. SQL Server Metadata
19. Locking and Blocking
20. Extended Events
21. Monitoring & Managing a Hybrid Environment
22. Query Store
23. Automating Maintenance Routines
24. Policy-Based Management
25. Resource Governor
Peter Carter is a SQL Server expert with over 15 years of experience in developing, administering, and architecting SQL Server platforms and data-tier applications. He was awarded an MCC by Microsoft in 2011 to sit alongside his array of MCTS, MCITP, MCSA, and MCSE certifications in SQL Server from version 2005 onward. Peter has written a number of books across a variety of SQL Server topics, including security, high availability, and automation.