Teach yourself SQL Server 2008--one step at a time. Get the practical guidance you need to build database solutions that solve real-world business problems. Learn to integrate SQL Server data in your applications, write queries, develop reports, and employ powerful business intelligence systems.

Discover how to:

• Install and work with core components and tools
• Create tables and index structures
• Manipulate and retrieve data
• Secure, manage, back up, and recover databases
• Apply tuning plus optimization techniques to generate high-performing database applications
• Optimize availability through clustering, database mirroring, and log shipping
• Tap business intelligence tools--Reporting, Analysis, and Integration Services

• Practice exercises and code samples
• Fully searchable eBook

For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook.