MS SQL SERVER: Getting Started With Sql Server 2008
- 1. 2SQL SERVER: GETTING STARTED WITH MICROSFT SQL SERVER 2008
- 2. SQL Server 2008 SQL Server (pronounced as ‘Sequel Server’) is a Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) developed by the Microsoft Corporation
- 3. The SQL Server 2008 (Version.No:10), code-named ‘Katmai’ was released on August 2008
- 4. The First edition of SQL Server (Version.No:1.0) was released in 1989. SQL Server 08 echoes Microsoft’s 19-year long work on the database industryEditions of SQL ServerThe SQL Server is available in many editions, with unique feature sets – targeting different user bases. They are as follows:
- 5. What is SQL? SQL Stands for Structured Query Language
- 6. SQL is a database computer language designed for managing data in relational database management systems (RDBMS), and originally based upon Relational Algebra
- 7. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relational_algebrafor details on Relational Algebra. For now, remember that Relational Algebra paves a way to represent database query statements mathematicallyAdvantages of SQL Server 2008The SQL Server 2008 has numerous advantages over its predecessors and competitors. The Prominent Turn-ons of SQL Server 08 are as follows:
- 8. How to Start?Get started with the SQL Server in 15 minutes! Just follow the steps given below:DOWNLOAD AND INSTALLATION: Download the Express edition of the SQL from the link: http://www.microsoft.com/express/sql/download/. Click on ‘Install it now’ to perform installation
- 9. How to start?2. When the Installer appears, select the first option: ‘New SQL Server stand-alone installation or add features to an existing instlllation’Proceed with the Installation
- 10. How to start?3.Finish the Server Configuration Window
- 11. How to start?4.Finish the Database engine Configuration WindowClick on ‘Add Current User’ and Click ‘Next’The Rest of the installation should proceed smoothly. Restart the machine after installation (if required)
- 12. The SQL RoadmapThe Road of SQL evolution
- 13. Summary2. GETTING STARTED WITH MICROSFT SQL SERVER 2008An Introduction to SQL
- 14. An Introduction to SQL Server 2008
- 15. History of SQL Server
- 17. Initial Configurations for SQL Server 2008 : Express
- 18. SQL RoadmapEnd
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