Preface
About
This section briefly introduces the coverage of this book, the technical skills you'll need to get started, and the hardware and software required to complete the book.
About Microsoft SQL Server 2019
From its humble beginnings in OS/2 with version 1.1, SQL Server has proved over and over that it is a database that data professionals love to use. The engine is reliable, and the T-SQL dialect has everything the developer needs to quickly write resilient, high-performing applications.
With every release, SQL Server has improved on performance, functions, reliability, and security. As the releases progressed, more features were added, and then entirely new capabilities—a job engine, a reporting server, business intelligence, ...
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