What Is SQL Server 2012?
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The document outlines a comprehensive introduction to SQL Server 2012, highlighting key topics such as installation, database management, and new features in the software. It describes SQL Server as both a suite of software and a product name, with a focus on its database engine and associated services. The course covers various aspects of SQL Server, including user roles, data security, and integration with business intelligence tools.
What Is SQL Server 2012?
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- 2. p. 22 2 Chapter: Why SQL Server 2012? Course: SQL Server 2012 - A Comprehensive Introduction Course ID: 170 Instructor: Scott Whigham Chapter 02: Video # 1 What Is SQL Server 2012?
- 3. p. 33 3 Chapter Listing: 1. Course Introduction 2. Why SQL Server 2012? 3. Installing, Configuring, and Upgrading to SQL Server 2012 4. Creating & Managing Databases 5. Server Security 6. Backup and Restore 7. High Availability/Disaster Recovery 8. Jobs & Automating Maintenance 9. Creating Tables and Constraints 10. Writing Queries and Manipulating Data 11. Views, Indexes, and Query Plans 12. Stored Procedures, Triggers, & UDFs 13. Database Security 14. Business Intelligence in 2012 15. Analysis Services 2012 16. Integration Services 2012 17. Reporting Services 2012
- 4. p. 44 4 Chapter 02: Why SQL Server 2012?Chapter 02 • What Is SQL Server 2012? • Types of Database Management Systems • The Languages of SQL Server 2012 • What’s New in the SQL Server 2012 Database Engine? • What’s New in SSIS 2012? • What’s New in SSRS 2012? • What’s New in SSAS 2012?
- 5. p. 55 5 SQL Server 2012: – SQL Server version 11.0 – Evolutionary for most areas • User‐defined server roles, sequence objects, etc – Revolutionary in some areas • ColumnStore indexes, AlwaysOn, etc.
- 6. p. 66 6 You can skip ahead to video #007 if: – You know what SQL Server is – You know the languages of SQL Server
- 7. p. 77 7 What is SQL Server? – Hard question to answer! – SQL Server is both: • A suite of software • A product name
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- 13. p. 1313 13 The term SQL Server 2012 is confusing – Microsoft’s marketing department wants you to think of the entire suite – Colloquially, most people just mean the Database Engine
- 14. p. 1414 14 Database Engine and SSAS store and manage data – They are DBMS’ • DataBase Management Systems – D.E. is a relational DBMS – SSAS is a multidimensional DBMS – (more on these terms later)
- 15. p. 1515 15 Reporting Services and Integration Services are not DBMS’ – SSIS is an ETL tool • Extract, Transform, and Load – SSRS is only about reporting • It uses the DE behind the scenes for data storage
- 16. p. 1616 16 The interplay between the products:
- 17. p. 1717 17 “Scott! What’s the difference between the DE and SSAS though?”
- 18. p. 1818 18 In the next video… – Types of Database Management Systems “If you want to gather honey, don’t kick over the beehive. “ - Dale Carnegie