Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) is a database management system (DBMS) developed in the 1980s. It is one of the least documented and least "understood" of all DBMS systems. This book is for people desperately looking for a source of information on ASE 15.7. It may be suitable for both beginners in the database field and experimented DBMS administrators who want to clarify the specifics of ASE in order to become a Sybase DBA. It also highlights what's new in version 15.7 compared to previous versions. What this book will teach you: the basic bricks of ASE, the innovations of version 15.7, how to create an ASE dataserver, understanding how ASE records its data, getting out of the usual incidents, best practices to observe as a DBA, how to back up ASE efficiently, entering the optimizer's brain, tools and procedures that are not formally documented, ASE's specificities on Windows and Unix, indexes, the author's toolbox, and a final quiz to test your knowledge.

SYBASE Developer (ASE 15) Survival Guide is an all - embracing guide which though aiming to help both beginners and advanced level professionals gain a thorough understanding of Sybase, will also be useful for aspirants of Sybase ASE SQL Developer Professional certification exam. Topics for beginners include Logical and Physical design, normalization, primary key, constraints, DDL and DML; whereas for intermediate and advanced level professionals, key areas covered are Stored procedure, Triggers, Performance and Tuning Basics, Query optimization process, Index, Query optimization engine, Partition, locking, and many more. Whats new in ASE 15: In addition to the topics covered in previous version of Sybase ASE, this book includes details on new features of the ASE 15 version, including: -Local and global index -Scrollable cursor -New join types -ASE 15 optimization goals and -New commands for getting optimizer information.

Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 15 is a high-performance, mission-critical database management system designed to meet the increasing demands of large databases and high-transaction volumes, while providing a cost-effective database management system. The Official New Features Guide to Sybase ASE 15 focuses on the many enhancements in Sybase ASE 15 including semantic partitions, computed columns, functional indexes, and scrollable cursors. With this book learn about the enhancements to ASE 15, how the new features can increase your efficiency and productivity, and how these features integrate with existing systems; understand how semantic partitions decrease the complexities of data management; find out how scrollable cursors and computed columns can ease the development process; learn how the optimizer toolset and QP Metrics improve monitoring and diagnostic efforts; provide the ability to ensure customer compliance through the use of Sybase Software Asset Management; test your knowledge with the included Sybase certification practice exam.

Administrator's Guide to Sybase ASE 15 is a practical systems administration guide for the newest release of the ASE product. Designed to provide all administrators with an authoritative guide, topics include installation, defining physical and Sybase-mirrored devices, transaction logging and modes, security, auditing, database backup and restoration, troubleshooting, maintenance, and more. After reading this book, you should be able to perform any task that encompasses the creation or maintenance of a server. With this book any administrator will understand the responsibilities of a system administrator; find out how to set limits on server resources using the Resource Governor; learn how to prioritize tasks with the Logical Process Manager; use data partitioning to enable finer control over data placement, maintenance, and management.

Once your database system is up and running, you need to keep it functioning smoothly. Designed for the DBA working to maximize the performance of a Sybase server, Sybase ASE 12.5 Performance and Tuning provides a guide to this important process. From benchmarking your system and optimizing stored procedures to indexing and using sp_sysmon to monitor your system, the authors thoroughly explain how to tune your server for maximum performance. Topics include defining performance, understanding the I/O system, using the query optimizer, managing memory, processing queries, application design, deadlocks and locking schemes, performance metrics, auditing features, tips for solving problems that can bog down a system.