Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2005: T–SQL Querying - Softcover

Sarka, Dejan; Ben–gan, Itzik; Kollar, Lubor

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9780735623132: Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2005: T–SQL Querying

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ISBN 10: 0735623139 ISBN 13: 9780735623132

Publisher: Microsoft Press US, 2006

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Take a detailed look at the internal architecture of T-SQL—and unveil the power of set-based querying—with comprehensive reference and advice from the experts. Database developers and administrators get best practices, sample databases, and code to master the intricacies of the programming language—solving complex problems with real-world solutions.

Discover how to:

Understand logical and physical query processing
Apply a methodology to optimize query tuning
Solve relational division problems
Use CTEs and ranking functions to simplify and optimize solutions
Aggregate data with various techniques, including tiebreakers, pivoting, histograms, and grouping factors
Use the TOP option in a query to modify data
Query specialized data structures with recursive logic, materialized path, or nested sets solutions
PLUS—Improve your logic and get to the heart of querying problems with logic puzzles

Get code and database samples on the Web

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About the Author:

Dejan Sarka is a mentor with SolidQ and focuses on development of database and business intelligence applications. He is a frequent speaker at international conferences such as TechEd, SqlDevCon, and PASS. He is the founder of the Slovenian SQL Server and .NET Users Group. As main author or coauthor, Dejan has written nine books about SQL Server. He has also developed three courses for SolidQ: Data Modeling Essentials, Data Quality and Master Data Management, and Data Mining.

Itzik Ben-Gan is a mentor and cofounder of SolidQ. A Microsoft MVP for SQL Server since 1999, Ben-Gan teaches and consults internationally on T-SQL querying, programming, and query tuning. He is the author of Microsoft SQL Server T-SQL Fundamentals and coauthor of Inside Microsoft SQL Server: T-SQL Querying and Inside Microsoft SQL Server:T-SQL Programming. He has written numerous articles for SQL Server Magazine and MSDN, and speaks at industry events such as Microsoft TechEd, DevWeek, PASS, and SQL Server Connections.

Lubor Kollar is group program manager with the SQL Server Customer Advisory Team at Microsoft, working on the most challenging SQL Server deployments worldwide. He has 13+ years of experience with SQL Server development.

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