Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Step by Step

Title: Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Step by Step
By: Patrick LeBlanc
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Formats: Print, Safari Books Online, Early Release Ebook
Print: February 2013 (est.)
Early Release Ebook: February 2013
Pages: 432 (est.)
Print ISBN: 978-0-7356-6386-2| ISBN 10:0-7356-6386-6
Early Release Ebook ISBN: 978-0-7356-7974-0| ISBN 10:0-7356-7974-6

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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

Patrick LeBlanc

Patrick LeBlanc is a Data Platform Technical Solution Professional at Microsoft, working directly with customers on the business value of SQL Server. He co-authored SharePoint 2010 Business Intelligence 24-Hour Trainer and Knight’s Microsoft Business Intelligence 24-Hour Trainer, and founded http://www.sqllunch.com, a website devoted to teaching SQL Server technologies.

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