Essential on sql server 2008 pdf

SQLServer
®
database software is one of the most powerful database engines
used today. Microsoft’s latest release of SQLServer, SQLServer
®
2008, is a
comprehensive database platform that provides secure and reliable storage
for both relational and structured data, enabling one to build and manage
high-performance data applications. SQLServer 2008’s close integration
with Microsoft
®
Visual Studio
®
development system, Microsoft
®
Office
®
system, and a suite of new development tools sets it apart from previous
versions and from other database engines. This system allows one to build,
debug, and operate applications faster than ever before.
SQLServer 2008 can be installed on small machines using the Micro-soft
®
Windows®

operating system as well as large servers. In recent years,
the computer industry has seen a dramatic increase in the popularity of
relational databases and multiuser databases, and there is a great need for
application developers and people who can write SQLcode efficiently and
correctly for relational and multiuser databases. This book focuses on SQL
programming using SQLServer 2008—a relational and multiuser database.
The book is aimed at students who wish to learn SQLusing Microsoft’s
SQLServer 2008, and is expected to be used by schools and SQLtraining
organizations, as well as by database and IT professionals who are actively
working with SQLServer 2008.
This book is mainly intended to be a systematic learning guide to
learn SQLusing SQLServer 2008. The book starts with very simple SQL
concepts, and slowly builds into more complex query development. The
purpose of this book is to present every topic, concept, and idea with ex-amples of code and output. Exercises have also been included so the user