What's New in SQL Server 2012 (Paperback)

This is a hands-on book to quickly get you up to speed with SQL Server 2012. It covers all the new features of the core database engine as well as the business intelligence (BI) services.The book begins by taking you step-by-step through the installation process, showing you what to install and which services and features you need. Once you have your SQL Server in place, you learn how to administer it and then explore new T-SQL functions to expand your query-writing toolkit. You will discover how the enhancements to Integration Services, Analysis Services and Reporting Services make developing BI solutions easier. It will then introduce you to SQL Server Data Tools, your new and improved development environment for creating database and BI projects.A hands-on example guides you through the steps required to run Distributed Replay, giving you the experience you need to apply this in the field. The book then takes you through a detailed example to show you how to create a Data Quality Services project and cleanse real-world data. Easy to follow code samples provide you with the queries you need to set up Availability Groups using the new AlwaysOn technology.Once you are comfortable with these new features you will be ready to migrate your data to the cloud and into SQL Azure. An exploration of Hadoop will help you understand big data and how it really is the next big thing,This concise reference is for database administrators, SQL Server Developers and BI professionals. Anyone who is familiar with SQL Server 2008 R2 and needs to make the jump to the latest version with the shortest learning curve will find this book useful.

General

Imprint:	Packt Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2012
First published:	September 2012
Authors:	Rachel Clements • Jon Reade
Dimensions:	235 x 191 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	238
ISBN-13:	978-1-84968-734-8
Categories:	Books > Computing & IT > Computer software packages > Database software > General Promotions
LSN:	1-84968-734-X
Barcode:	9781849687348

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