Beginning SQL Server 2008 for Developers: From Novice to Professional

by Robin Dewson

Book Overview

Beginning SQL Server 2008 for Developers is the starting-point in the Apress roadmap of titles for developers who wish to base their projects upon Microsoft's flagship database management system. The book takes developers from the point of installing SQL Server 2008, through the process of storing, retrieving, and securing data, to the point of being able to serve up business reports using SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services. The author has been...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590599586
• ISBN13: 9781590599587
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Apress
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

sql 2008 a great primer

Unfortunately, their are not too many introductory sql books that do not even give very much information at all on how to create databases, tables, t-sql, dml, ddl the right way in sql management studio. This book answers the biggest question on how to use sql management studio tools correctly..... how many different ways can I create a table in sql management studio??? Why are roles important? Creating schemas? How can I create a table than apply t-sql??? How can I protect t-sql thru DDL?? This foundational book(which should be renamed sql server 2008 management studio) which should be mandatory for every sql developer or dba. This book makes me want to learn more about the sql business intelligence management studio. The sad truth is that alot of t-sql books assume a person knows how to create a table and then apply sql.This book starts from the beginning and shows you various ways to create a table by creating roles or schemas and then apply t-sql and then apply ddl to help you protect the data. If you want to learn advanced functions of business intelligence studio, reporting services, t-sql, ddl, dml studio than you should learn this book and then move into those advanced topics....

.NET Developer Group Coban

A mi parecer este libro servira para el desarrollo de bases de datos en entorno MS SQL Server de una manera muy simple que esta explicado con buenos ejemplos. Esta muy bien en como disenar bases de datos y como programarlo. By: Ronald Estuardo Colin --------------------- Muy bueno para poder empezar con las bases de datos SQL Server. By: Aldo leonel Ventura Yat --------------------- Es muy interesante y me motiva a aprender el lenguaje SQL. Me comprometo firmemembe en aprender y compartir lo que pueda del libro. Este material es de suma importancia y esta muy bien organizado. By: Miguel Angel Chocooj de la Cruz

new into the industry

Changing from SQL 2000 into 2008 and as a non-professional programmer whose knoweldge are simple in database just for the need of web-desinging, this is good introduction book. I confesse I expected more about the software itself. However, in general it was a helpfull start for me. But there is no misleading in that; the book name is begining...

Great Reference Book for Beginners

I have several books on SQL Server Development and this one has been the one that has had the answers that I needed in it (as a beginner writing stored procedures and triggers). While other books that I own spend a lot of time talking about complex areas or give broad overviews, this one shows you how to do very simple things like creating conditional statement in T-SQL or checking the value of a passed parameter to see that is is not null. There is also a very nice section on setting up SQL Server 2008 that takes you through all the options and explains what they are for and offers some suggestion on how to set them. I wish I had the book before setting up SQL Server 2008.

Very understandable, clear and concise writing.

Based on reviews of other books in this Apress series, I purchased this one. I am very impressed with this authors ability to convey coherently in-depth knowledge of a complex subject in an extremely understandable and concise manner to a complete novice, such as myself. While reading, I was constantly saying to myself "I'm getting this...no problem", and after completing the book, I have ordered several other books from the series and am very much looking forward to reading those as well, hoping they will at least be as good as this book. Although I am a complete beginner at SQL Server, learning this technology is a must for me in order for my business to compete successfully (the alternative is dishing out untold thousands of dollars to a company specializing in building data driven applications), and reading this book has not only piqued my interest and enthusiasm to learn more on the subject, it has also given me the confidence that SQL Server implimentation is indeed not out of reach for a novice like myself. As always, I believe knowledge is power, and knowing where to search for the knowledge needed without wasting away precious life is half the battle! My humble recommendation...Very well done and indeed worth investing the time to read.