MICROSOFT SQL SERVER 2008 A BEGINNER'S GUIDE

Product Description
Get Started on Microsoft SQL Server 2008 in No Time Learn to use all of the powerful features available in SQL Server 2008 quickly and easily. Microsoft SQL Server 2008: A Beginner's Guide explains the fundamentals of each topic alongside examples and tutorials that walk you through real-world database tasks. Install SQL Server 2008, construct high-performance databases, use powerful Transact-SQL statements, create stored procedures and triggers, and execute simple and complex database queries. Performance tuning, Database Engine security, Business Intelligence, and XML are also covered. Set up, configure, and maintain SQL Server 2008 Build and manage database objects using Transact-SQL statements Create stored procedures and user-defined functions Optimize database performance, availability, and reliability Implement solid security using authentication, encryption, and authorization Automate tasks using SQL Server Agent Create reliable data backups and perform flawless system restores Use all-new SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence, development, and administration tools Learn in detail the SQL Server XML technology (SQLXML). –This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

About the Author

Dusan Petkovic is a computer science professor at the Polytechnic in Rosenheim, Germany. He is the bestselling author of the previous editions of this book and has written numerous articles for SQL Server Magazine.


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