
265
Chapter 8
Windows Azure SQL Database
Views, Indexes, andFederations
Objectives
◾ Develop views for database applications
◾ Create and manage indexes
◾ Work with federations
8.1 Introduction
After a database is created, the next step is to develop database applications such as forms and
reports. Database applications are used to display and manage the data extracted from various data
sources such as databases or spreadsheets. In the previous chapter, several SQL programming units
such as functions, procedures, and triggers are introduced. ese programming units in general
include multiple SQL statements to accomplish tasks such as extractin