Get Started on Microsoft SQL Server 2008 in No Time Learn to use all of the powerful features available in SQL Server 2008 quickly and easily. Microsoft SQL Server 2008: A Beginner's Guide explains the fundamentals of each topic alongside examples and tutorials that walk you through real-world database tasks. Install SQL Server 2008, construct high-performance databases, use powerful Transact-SQL statements, create stored procedures and triggers, and execute simple and complex database queries. Performance tuning, Database Engine security, Business Intelligence, and XML are also covered. • Set up, configure, and maintain SQL Server 2008 • Build and manage database objects using Transact-SQL statements • Create stored procedures and user-defined functions • Optimize database performance, availability, and reliability • Implement solid security using authentication, encryption, and authorization • Automate tasks using SQL Server Agent • Create reliable data backups and perform flawless system restores • Use all-new SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence, development, and administration tools • Learn in detail the SQL Server XML technology (SQLXML)

Table of Contents:
Part I: Basic Concepts and Installation Chapter 1. Relational Database Systems--An Introduction Chapter 2. Planning the Installation and Installing SQL Server Chapter 3. SQL Server Management Studio Part II: Transact-SQL Language Chapter 4. SQL Components Chapter 5. Data Definition Language Chapter 6. Queries Chapter 7. Modification of a Table's Contents Chapter 8. Stored Procedures and User-Defined Functions Chapter 9. System Catalog Chapter 10. Indices Chapter 11. Views Chapter 12. Security System of Database Engine Chapter 13. Concurrency Control Chapter 14. Triggers Part III: SQL Server: System Administration Chapter 15. System Environment of Database Engine Chapter 16. Managing Instances and Maintaining Databases Chapter 17. Backup and Recovery Chapter 18. Automating System Administration Tasks Chapter 19. Data Replication Chapter 20. Query Optimizer Chapter 21. Performance Tuning Part IV: SQL Server and Business Intelligence Chapter 22. Business Intelligence--An Introduction Chapter 23. Microsoft Analysis Services Chapter 24. Business Intelligence and Transact-SQL Chapter 25. Microsoft Reporting Services Chapter 26. Optimizing Techniques for Business Intelligence Part V: Beyond Relational Data Chapter 27. Overview of XML Chapter 28. SQL Server and XML Chapter 29. Introduction to Spatial Data Index