Get a detailed look at the internal architecture of T-SQL with this comprehensive programming reference. Database developers and administrators get best practices, expert techniques, and code samples to master the intricacies of the programming language—solving complex problems with real-world solutions.
 Discover how to: 
<ul>
<li>Understand when to apply set-based programming techniques </li>
<li>Design and implement date and time-related XML and CLR datatypes </li>
<li>Use temporary objects, including temporary tables, table variables, and table expressions </li>
<li>Work with T-SQL and CLR user-defined functions, stored procedures, and triggers </li>
<li>Support user input-based queries and variable data with dynamic execution </li>
<li>Work with transactions and new exception handling constructs </li>
<li>Apply a concurrency model to support simultaneous users </li>
<li>Use Service Broker for controlled asynchronous processing in database applications<ul>
 This book includes code samples on the Web.</ul>
</li>
</ul>

Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2005: T-SQL Programming (Pro-developer)

Computers & Technology

Ben-Gan, Itzik

Dejan Sarka

Roger Wolter

Networking & Cloud Computing

Microsoft Press

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

Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2005: T-SQL Querying

Itzik Ben-Gan

Lubor Kollar

Operating Systems

EXAM PREP GUIDE Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCTS Exam 70-445—and on the job. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce what you’ve learned by applying your knowledge to real-world case scenarios and practice exercises. This official Microsoft study guide is designed to help you make the most of your study time. Maximize your performance on the exam by learning to: <ul>
<li>Install, configure, and manage SQL Server business intelligence components and tools</li> <li>Implement SQL Server Analysis Services cubes, create KPIs, work with MDX</li> <li>Build data mining models and configure algorithms</li> <li>Administer SQL Server Reporting Services and deploy information-rich solutions</li> <li>Develop and troubleshoot SQL Server Integration Services packages</li> <li>Implement package roles, protection levels, and passwords</li> </ul>
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MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-445): Microsoft SQL Server 2005

Solid Quality Learning

Erik Veerman

Teo Lachev

Javier Loria

Certification

Get a detailed look at the internal architecture of T-SQL with this comprehensive programming reference. Database developers and administrators get best practices, expert techniques, and code samples to master the intricacies of this programming language—solving complex problems with real-world solutions. Discover how to: <ul>
<li>Work with T-SQL and CLR user-defined functions, stored procedures, and triggers.</li> <li>Handle transactions, concurrency, and error handling.</li> <li>Efficiently use temporary objects, including temporary tables, table variables, and table expressions.</li> <li>Evaluate when to use set-based programming techniques and when to use cursors.</li> <li>Work with dynamic SQL in an efficient and secure manner.</li> <li>Treat date- and time-related data in a robust manner.</li> <li>Develop CLR user-defined types and learn about temporal support in the relational model.</li> <li>Use XML and XQuery and implement a dynamic schema solution.</li> <li>Work with spatial data using the new geometry and geography types and spatial indexes.</li> <li>Track access and changes to data using extended events, SQL Server Audit, change tracking, and change data capture.</li> <li>Use Service Broker for controlled asynchronous processing in database applications.</li> </ul>
All the book’s code samples will be available for download from the companion Web site.

Inside Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008: T-SQL Programming (Pro-developer)

Greg Low

Ed Katibah

Isaac Kunen

Tackle the toughest set-based querying and query tuning problems—guided by an author team with in-depth, inside knowledge of T-SQL. Deepen your understanding of architecture and internals—and gain practical approaches and advanced techniques to optimize your code’s performance. Discover how to: <ul>
<li>Move from procedural programming to the language of sets and logic</li> <li>Optimize query tuning with a top-down methodology </li> <li>Assess algorithmic complexity to predict performance</li> <li>Compare data-aggregation techniques, including new grouping sets </li> <li>Manage data modification—insert, delete, update, merge—for performance</li> <li>Write more efficient queries against partitioned tables</li> <li>Work with graphs, trees, hierarchies, and recursive queries</li> <li>Plus—Use pure-logic puzzles to sharpen your problem-solving skills</li>
</ul>

Inside Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008: T-SQL Querying

Steve Kass

Applied Microsoft Business Intelligence

Patrick LeBlanc

Jessica M. Moss

Dustin Ryan

wiley

Mastering SQL Server 2017: Build smart and efficient database applications for your organization with SQL Server 2017

Miloš Radivojević

William Durkin

Christian Coté

Matija Lah

Packt Publishing

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