Reviews for Client/Server Database Design with SYBASE: A High Performance and Fine Tuning Guide (McGraw-Hill Series on Computer Communications)

1. A very practical approach to learn how sybase actually works

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, February 12th, 1998

   This books gives an insight into sybase internals and how to get the best out of your server. The material on locking included in this book is one of the best I have seen so far.

2. Best all around Sybase book for the buck.

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, September 12th, 1997

   Of all the Sybase books that I own (10+) this is the one I look at the most. It is theoretical and practical. Only bad thing I can say about the book is the printing and binding. It is almost 4" thick and wouldn't stay open flat on a bet. The paper is unusually thick and the diagrams look like something from the pre-TeX days that your kid put together with a screen print and Paint. Content is superb. It covers topics in depth that are not covered at all in equally priced books. Only two others come close: the Unleashed book (day to day how to) and the Sugiyama & Roy book (heavy on the theory, light on the real world).