This book is for students preparing to become certified for the 70-443 and 70-450 Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2008 Database Design and Optimization, Database Administration exam. The Microsoft Official Academic Course (MOAC) lessons correlate and are mapped to the Microsoft Certified Information Technology Professional (MCITP) 70-443 and 70-450 certification exam. This text covers installing and configuring the Microsoft SQL Server, managing and maintaining databases or multidimensional databases, user accounts, database availability, recovery, and reporting.