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Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Step by Step
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Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Step by Step

by Patrick LeBlanc
February 2013
Beginner
432 pages
10h 19m
English
Microsoft Press

Overview

Your hands-on, step-by-step guide to building applications with Microsoft SQL Server 2012

Teach yourself the programming fundamentals of SQL Server 2012—one step at a time. Ideal for beginning SQL Server database administrators and developers, this tutorial provides clear guidance and practical, learn-by-doing exercises for building database solutions that solve real-world business problems.

Discover how to:

  • Install and work with core components and tools

  • Create tables and index structures

  • Manipulate and retrieve data

  • Secure, manage, back up, and recover databases

  • Apply techniques for building high-performing applications

  • Use clustering, database mirroring, and log shipping

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