Take your database skills to the next level with this hands-on, step-by-step guide. Learn more-advanced skills to design, test, deploy, and maintain SQL Server databases--one step at a time. Ideal for developers who understand database essentials, this learn-by-doing tutorial offers practical guidance, code samples, and a collection of techniques to help you solve real-world business problems.
Discover how to:
Manage data access with server Iogins and user and server roles
Implement a disaster recovery strategy
Use aggregate functions to compute totals and complex statistical values
Optimize query performance by managing I0 statistics and designing indexes
Work with remote data sources--including third-party databases
Provide remote access through the Internet or a middle-tier service interface
Manage transactions, implement error handlers, and define isolation levels
Go further and work with SQL Server Reporting Services and Notification Services

Introduction
Acknowledgments
Part I HOW to Create a SQL Server Database to Store Your Application Data
1 Choosing Which Application Data to Store in Your Database
Where to Store Application Settings
Where to Store User Settings
Where to Store XML Documents
Using the XML Datatype
Using the File System with XML Data
Where to Store External Application Files.
Conclusion
Chapter 1 Quick Reference
2 Basic Database Security Principles
Designing Network Security to Secure Your Database System
　　　Granting Remote Access
　　　Securing External Access
　　Managing Access to SQL Server Instances
　　　Selecting an Authentication Mode
　　　Connecting to a SQL Server Instance
　　Managing Access to SQL Server Databases
　　　Granting Access to Databases
　　　Granting Database Permissions
　　　Managing Application Roles.
Managing Access to Schemas
Introducing Schemas
Managing Access to Tables and Columns
　　　Modifying Access to a Table.
　　　Providing Access to Columns Individually
Managing Access to Programmable Objects
　　　Managing Security for Stored Procedures
　　　Managing Security for User-Defined Functions
　　　Managing Security for Assemblies
　　　Managing Ownership Chains
　　　Managing the Execution Context
Conclusion
Chapter 2 Quick Reference
　3 Disaster Recovery Techniques to Protect Your Database
Using Full Database Backups.
The Simple Recovery Model
　　　Backup Devices
　　　Performing Full Database Backups
Using Differential Backups
　　　Performing Differential Backups
　　Using Transaction Log Backups
　　　The Full Recovery Model
　　　Performing Transaction Log Backups
　　Recovering a Database
　　　Retrieving Backup Information
　　　Restoring a Database Using SQL Server Management Studio
　　　Restoring a Database from a Simple Backup Strategy Using T-SQL
　　　Restoring a Database from a Full Backup Strategy Using T-SQL
　　　Restoring System Databases
　　Scheduling Backups Using the SQL Maintenance Plan Wizard
　　Conclusion
　　Chapter 3 Quick Reference
　4 Transferring Your Database to Other Systems
　　Using Backup and Restore to Transfer Your Data
　 　Full Backup Only
　 Full Backup With Differential and Transaction Log Backups
Using Detach and Attach to Transfer your Data
Using Replicaton to Transfer your Data
Using SSIS to Transfer Your Data
Automationg and Scheduling the transfer of Your Data
Conclusion
Chapter 4 Quick Reference
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Part II How to Query Data from SQL Server
Part III How to Modify Data in SQL Server
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