Microsoft SQL Server 2005 for Dummies

Now updated to reflect the much-anticipated "Yukon" release of SQL Server, this friendly guide shows database developers and administrators as well as those who use database application how to get up to speed fast
Offers a gentle introduction to relational database design and shows how to build databases, create database applications, and maintain and optimize database performance
Covers the major new features of the "Yukon" release-including analysis services, reporting services, and notification services


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Check out enhanced security, Integration Services, Reporting Services, and more

What's new in SQL Server 2005? Plenty, and this guide will help make it all clear! You'll get the rundown on how to create databases, create queries using the traditional Transact-SQL language, work with the Common Language Runtime, use the new user interface to manage SQL Server 2005, generate business intelligence applications, and more — in plain English.

Discover how to:

Formulate and run queries
Create databases, tables, and relationships
Create stored procedures and triggers
Secure your data and protect it from loss
Create business intelligence applications
Maintain a SQL Server system

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