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  • Building The Perfect Star

    Changing the Trajectory of Sports and the People in Them

    Today, it is inconceivable for a professional or even small college sports team to go without a coach designated to enhancing conditioning, strength training, and overall performance. But someone had to be first. In 1976, the Dallas Cowboys and Pro Football Hall of Fame head coach Tom Landry hired Dr. Bob Ward and told him to go to work. Part of the aura of the Dallas Cowboys was to be ahead of ... Read more

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  • SQL Server 2022 Revealed

    A Hybrid Data Platform Powered by Security, Performance, and Availability

    by Bob Ward ...
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    Know how to use the new capabilities and cloud integrations in SQL Server 2022. This book covers the many innovative integrations with the Azure Cloud that make SQL Server 2022 the most cloud-connected edition ever. The book covers cutting-edge features such as the blockchain-based Ledger for creating a tamper-evident record of changes to data over time that you can rely on to be correct and ... Read more

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  • SQL Server 2019 Revealed

    Including Big Data Clusters and Machine Learning

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    Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
    Get up to speed on the game-changing developments in SQL Server 2019. No longer just a database engine, SQL Server 2019 is cutting edge with support for machine learning (ML), big data analytics, Linux, containers, Kubernetes, Java, and data virtualization to Azure. This is not a book on traditional database administration for SQL Server. It focuses on all that is new for one of the most ... Read more

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  • A Conservative's Primer On The Bible

    by Bob Ward ...
    People love God and seek to do His will. But, for a myriad of reasons, they do not understand always just what His will is. If they did know, their approach to the worship of God might be a little less casual than as it is now.This book is a rational attempt to document what is referred to in the Bible as worshipping "in truth". The approach is first to convince the reader that the Bible is the ... Read more

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  • A Lockdown Diary

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    When the Covid lockdown was imposed in 2020, Bob Ward, having had his boyhood shaped by WWII, foresaw that this would have profound effects upon community life. As an elderly man living in a rural town, there was little he could do, but he felt that this was a time to bear witness to the challenges, from the mundane to the heart-rending. By way of making a commitment to being open to whatever the ... Read more

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  • Azure SQL Revealed

    A Guide to the Cloud for SQL Server Professionals

    by Bob Ward ...
    Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
    Access detailed content and examples on Azure SQL, a set of cloud services that allows for SQL Server to be deployed in the cloud. This book teaches the fundamentals of deployment, configuration, security, performance, and availability of Azure SQL from the perspective of these same tasks and capabilities in SQL Server. This distinct approach makes this book an ideal learning platform for readers ... Read more

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  • SQL Server 2025 Unveiled

    The AI-Ready Enterprise Database with Microsoft Fabric Integration

    by Bob Ward ...
    Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
    Unveil the data platform of the future with SQL Server 2025—guided by one of its key architects.With built-in AI for application development and advanced analytics powered by Microsoft Fabric, SQL Server 2025 empowers you to innovate—securely and confidently. This book shows you how.Author Bob Ward, Principal Architect for the Microsoft Azure Data team, shares exclusive insights drawn from over ... Read more

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  • Azure SQL Revealed

    The Next-Generation Cloud Database with AI and Microsoft Fabric

    by Bob Ward ...
    Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
    Access detailed content and examples on Azure SQL, a set of cloud services that allows for SQL Server to be deployed in the cloud. This book teaches the fundamentals of deployment, configuration, security, performance, and availability of Azure SQL from the perspective of these same tasks and capabilities in SQL Server. This distinct approach makes this book an ideal learning platform for readers ... Read more

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  • Pro SQL Server on Linux

    Including Container-Based Deployment with Docker and Kubernetes

    by Bob Ward ...
    Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
    Get SQL Server up and running on the Linux operating system and containers. No database professional managing or developing SQL Server on Linux will want to be without this deep and authoritative guide by one of the most respected experts on SQL Server in the industry. Get an inside look at how SQL Server for Linux works through the eyes of an engineer on the team that made it possible.Microsoft ... Read more

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