Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 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. ASE 15's key features include on-disk encryption, smart partitions and new, patent-pending query processing technology that provides a significant increase in performance. 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, databases, security, auditing, database backup and restoration, troubleshooting, maintenance, and more. After reading this book, readers should be able to perform any task that encompasses the creation or maintenance of a server. LEVEL: Introductory to advanced.