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Introduction
W
elcome to the SQL Server 2012 Bible. SQL Server is an incredible database product that offers
an excellent mix of performance, reliability, ease of administration, and new architectural
options, yet enables the developer or DBA to control minute details. SQL Server is a dream
system for a database developer.If there’s a theme to SQL Server 2012, it’s this: enterprise-level excellence. SQL Server 2012 opens
several new possibilities to design more scalable and powerful systems. The fi rst goal of this book is
to share with you the pleasure of working with SQL Server.Like all books in the Bible series, you can expect to fi nd both hands-on tutorials and real-world
practical applications, as well as reference and background information that provide a context for
what you are learning. However, to cover every minute detail of every command of this complex
product would consume thousands of pages, so it is the second goal of this book to provide a con-
cise yet comprehensive guide to SQL Server 2012. By the time you have completed the SQL Server
2012 Bible, you will be well prepared to develop and manage your SQL Server 2012 database and BI
environment.Some of you are repeat readers of this series (thanks!) and are familiar with the approach from the
previous SQL Server Bibles. Even though you might be familiar with this approach, you will fi nd sev-
eral new features in this edition, including the following:■ A What’s New sidebar in most chapters presents a timeline of the features so that you can
envision the progression.
■ Expanded chapters on Business Intelligence.■ (^) The concepts on T-SQL focusing on the best and most useful areas, while making room for
more examples.
■ (^) New features such as Always On, performance tuning tools, and items like column store
indexing.
■ (^) All the newest features from T-SQL to the engine to BI, which broaden the reach of
this title.
Who Should Read This Book
There are fi ve distinct roles in the SQL Server space:■ Data architect/data modeler■ (^) Database developer
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