Beginning SQL Server 2012 for Developers [electronic resource] /
Dewson, Robin.author.
Beginning SQL Server 2012 for Developers is the perfect book for developers new to SQL Server and planning to create and deploy applications against Microsoft’s market-leading database system for the Windows platform. Now in its third edition, the book is enhanced to cover the very latest developments in SQL Server 2012. Also new in the book is coverage of the no-cost Express Edition. Whether you have no knowledge of databases, or have knowledge of desktop databases such as Microsoft Access, or even come from another brand such as Oracle Database, Beginning SQL Server 2012 for Developers provides the insights to get up and running with SQL Server 2012. Within the book, there are plenty of examples of tasks that developers routinely perform. You’ll learn to create tables and indexes, and best practices for securing your valuable data. You’ll learn design tradeoffs and find out how to make sound decisions resulting in scalable databases and maintainable code. Beginning SQL Server 2012 for Developers takes you through the entire database development process, from installing the software to creating a database to writing the code to connect to that database and move data in and out. By the end of the book, you’ll be able to design and create solid and reliable database solutions using SQL Server 2012. Takes you through the entire database application development lifecycle Includes brand new coverage of SQL Server 2012 features Introduces the freely-available Express Edition.
Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; About the Author; About the Technical Reviewer; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Overview and Installation; Why SQL Server 2012?; Evolution of SQL Server; Hardware Requirements; CPU; Memory; Hard Disk Space; Operating System Requirements; The Example; Installation; Install; Setup Support Rules; Setup Role; Choosing the Features to Install; Naming the Instance; Service Accounts; Authentication Mode; Defining the Data Directories; FILESTREAM options; Creating the Reporting Services Database; Distributed Replay Options
Error and Usage Report SettingsSecurity; Services Accounts; Looking at the Authentication Mode; Windows Authentication Mode; Mixed Mode; The sa Login; Summary; CHAPTER 2 SQL Server Management Studio; A Quick Overview of SSMS; Query Editor; Summary; CHAPTER 3 Database Design and Creation; Defining a Database; Prebuilt Databases Within SQL Server; master; tempdb; model; msdb; AdventureWorks/AdventureWorksDW; Choosing the Database System Type; OLTP; Backups; Indexes; OLAP; Exam pIe System Choice; Gathering the Data; Determining the Information to Store in the Database; Financial Products
CustomersCustomer Addresses; Transactions; External and Ignored Information; Building Relationships; Using Keys; Primary Key; Foreign/Referencing Key; Candidate/Alternate Key; A Unique Constraint Instead of a Primary Key; Creating Relationships; Relationships and Referential Integrity; Types of Relationships; One-to-One; One-to-Many; M any-to-Many; More on Foreign Keys; Normal ization; Each Entity Should Have a Unique Identifier; Store Only Information That Directly Relates to That Entity; Avoid Repeating Values or Columns; Normal Forms; First Normal Form; Customers; Shares
Second Normal FormThird Normal Form; Denormalization; Creating the Sample Database; Creating a Database in SQL Server Management Studio; Dropping the Database in SQL Server Management Studio; Creating a Database in a Query Pane; Summary; CHAPTER 4 Security and Compliance; Logins; Server Logins and Database Users; Roles; Fixed Server Roles; Database Roles; Application Roles; Schemas; Before You Can Proceed with Your Solution; Declarative Management Framework; Summary; CHAPTER 5 Defining Tables; What Is a Table?; SQL Server Data Types; Table Data Types; char; nchar; varchar; nvarchar; text
ntextimage; int; bigint; smallint; tinyint; decimal/numeric; float; real; money; smallmoney; date; datetime; datetime2; smalldatetime; datetimeoffset; time; hierarchyid; geometry; geography; rowversion; uniqueidentifier; binary; varbinary; bit; xml; Program Data Types; cursor; table; sql_variant; Columns As More Than Simple Data Repositories; Default Values; Generating IDENTITY Values; The Use of NULL Values; Creating a Table in SQL Server Management Studio; Creating a Table Through Query Editor; Creating a Table: Using a Template; Creating and Altering a Template; The ALTER TABLE Statement
Defining the Remaining Tables
Includes index.
Beginning SQL Server 2012 for Developers is the perfect book for developers new to SQL Server and planning to create and deploy applications against Microsoft’s market-leading database system for the Windows platform. Now in its third edition, the book is enhanced to cover the very latest developments in SQL Server 2012. Also new in the book is coverage of the no-cost Express Edition. Whether you have no knowledge of databases, or have knowledge of desktop databases such as Microsoft Access, or even come from another brand such as Oracle Database, Beginning SQL Server 2012 for Developers provides the insights to get up and running with SQL Server 2012. Within the book, there are plenty of examples of tasks that developers routinely perform. You’ll learn to create tables and indexes, and best practices for securing your valuable data. You’ll learn design tradeoffs and find out how to make sound decisions resulting in scalable databases and maintainable code. Beginning SQL Server 2012 for Developers takes you through the entire database development process, from installing the software to creating a database to writing the code to connect to that database and move data in and out. By the end of the book, you’ll be able to design and create solid and reliable database solutions using SQL Server 2012. Takes you through the entire database application development lifecycle Includes brand new coverage of SQL Server 2012 features Introduces the freely-available Express Edition.
Database management.
Data structures (Computer science).
Database Management.
Data Structures and Information Theory.