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Product: Book - Hardcover
Title: The CISSP Prep Guide: Gold Edition
Publisher: Wiley
Authors: Ronald L. Krutz, Russell Dean Vines
Rating: 4/5
Customer opinion - 4 stars out of 5
very good, but too broad


This is a great cissp prep book.
But my only complaint is that the authors sometimes venture into areas, which are pretty, much off topic.
Other than that, a winner of a book.



Product: Book - Paperback
Title: Introducing Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 2005 for Developers (Pro - Developer)
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Authors: Peter DeBetta
Rating: 5/5
Customer opinion - 5 stars out of 5
Very Early Book, Based on Beta Software


There's about to be a new version of SQL Server. This book, based on the June 2004 beta level software, gives you the first detailed look at the new features coming in SQL Server 2005. While some features are likely to change before the final software is released, the broad view as given here is likely to remain pretty fixed. By this stage in the development of the new version, these points are well along.

This book does not pretend to be a book on SQL Server, it is intended for the knowledgeable SQL Server user and covers only those points that have been changed for the new version.

From what I can see, the big changes in 2005 are in Security, XML processing, and mirroring. Most of the other things, a few additions to T-SQL, some enhancement of notification and reporting services are included. Then again, I'm looking at it from what I do, you may find that you consider other features to be the most important. Knowing what those are is what this book is all about.

It's certainly a timely book, now is when you need to start planning for the new release.



Product: Book - Paperback
Title: Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Administrator's Pocket Consultant (IT-Administrator's Companion)
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Authors: William R. Stanek
Rating: 4/5
Customer opinion - 4 stars out of 5
Great How-to


The book doesn't go into too much depth on Exchange but it is a great little how-to book on many of the tasks that Exchange Admins will have to do when they install and maintain Exchange. I would highly recommend this as a quick reference to those of you who are familiar with Exchange, however, you might try a different book if you really want to get in depth though.



Product: Book - Paperback
Title: Absolute Beginner's Guide to C (2nd Edition)
Publisher: Sams
Authors: Greg Perry
Rating: 5/5
Customer opinion - 5 stars out of 5
Wow


Greg Perry, wherever you are, I'd like to congratulate you! I've read some of the recent C teaching texts, but this book, even though it's six years old, has taught me more in an hour than what I learned in a day's worth of reading those other books. The abundant examples allows for frequent experimentation, and the book itself allows for any programmer "wanna-be" to really learn the language at his or her own pace. A must have for beginning programmers!