Advance your career as an SQL Server developer and DBA

KEY FEATURES
¿ Cutting-edge coverage from community experts to learn T-SQL programming.
¿ Detailed explanation of concepts and techniques for easy understanding.
¿ Numerous practical demonstrations of T-SQL querying and programming applications.

DESCRIPTION
This book will teach you the fundamentals of SQL, SQL Server, databases, and how to write queries and programs using T-SQL. After reading this book, you will be able to create, modify, and delete databases, tables, and indexes. You can practice querying the data and running complex analytics on it. You will also be able to add, delete, and modify procedures, user-defined functions, triggers, and views.

The journey of learning T-SQL with this book begins with an understanding of SQL and database fundamentals. You'll explore the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) used for developing and managing SQL Server databases. You'll then learn how to use DDL statements to create, modify and delete tables and indexes. Gradually, you'll be able to query in T-SQL using DML statements, joins, and various built-in functions.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
¿ Concise understanding of relational databases and the SQL Server.
¿ Learn how to create database tables and indexes using T-SQL.
¿ Learn to add, modify, and delete records.
¿ Practice how to slice and dice data by running smart T-SQL queries.
¿ Perform advanced analytical analysis using various functions.
¿ Discover Error Handling and Transaction Management.
¿ Administer XML and JSON handling with T-SQL.
¿ Practice different deployment modes for T-SQL objects.

WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR
If you want to know how to design, develop, and maintain SQL Server databases and run sophisticated T-SQL queries without much hassle, this book is for you. Readers with a basic understanding of programming would have an advantage.