Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 24 Hours, Fourth Edition

Chapter 23. Extending SQL to the Enterprise, the Internet, and the Intranet

During this hour, you learn how SQL is actually used in an enterprise and a company’s intranet and how it has been extended to the Internet.

The highlights of this hour include:

• SQL and the enterprise

• Front-end and back-end applications

• Accessing a remote database

• SQL and the Internet

• SQL and the intranet

SQL and the Enterprise

The previous hour covered some advanced SQL topics. These topics built on earlier hours in the book and began to show you practical applications for the SQL you have learned. During this hour, you focus on the concepts behind extending SQL to the enterprise, which involve SQL applications and making data available to all appropriate members of a company ...