Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 24 Hours (Sams Teach Yourself...in 24 Hours)

by RyanStephens (Author), Arie D . Jones (Author), RonD.Plew (Author)

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  Paperback
  2011

  $8.56

  In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you'll learn how to use SQL to build effective databases, efficiently retrieve your data, and manage everything from performance to security! Using this book's straightforward, step-by-step approach, you'll learn hands-on through practical examples. Each lesson builds on what you've already learned, giving you a strong real-world foundation for success. The authors guide you from the absolute basics to advanced techniques-including views, transactions, Web data publishing, and even powerful SQL extensions for Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server!

  Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common SQL tasks.

  Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.

  By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion.

  Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks.

  Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them.

  Learn how to...

  • Understand what SQL is, how it works, and what it does
  • Define efficient database structures and objects
  • Normalize raw databases into logically organized tables
  • Edit relational data and tables with DML
  • Manage database transactions
  • Write effective, well-performing queries
  • Categorize, summarize, sort, group, and restructure data
  • Work with dates and times
  • Join tables in queries, use subqueries, and combine multiple queries
  • Master powerful query optimization techniques
  • Administer databases and manage users
  • Implement effective database security
  • Use views, synonyms, and the system catalog
  • Extend SQL to the enterprise and Internet
  • Master important Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server extensions to ANSI SQL

• Used

  Paperback
  2008

  $3.25

  In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you will learn professional techniques to design and build efficient databases and query them to extract useful information. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds on the previous one, allowing you to learn the essentials of ANSI SQL from the ground up. Example code demonstrates the authors' professional techniques, while exercises written for MySQL offer the reader hands-on learning with an open-source database. Included are advanced techniques for using views, managing transactions, database administration, and extending SQL. Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common SQL tasks. Q&As, Quizzes, and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge. Notes and Tips point out shortcuts and solutions. New terms are clearly defined and explained. Learn how to! * Use SQL-2003, the latest standard for the Structured Query Language * Design and deploy efficient, secure databases * Build advanced queries for information retrieval * Sort, group, and summarize information for best presentation * Tune databases and queries for maximum performance * Understand database administration and security techniques For more than ten years the authors have studied, applied, and documented the SQL standard and its application to critical database systems. Ryan Stephens and Ron Plew are entrepreneurs, speakers, and cofounders of Perpetual Technologies, Inc. (PTI), a fast-growing IT management and consulting firm which specializes in database technologies. They taught database courses for Indiana University--Purdue University in Indianapolis for five years and have authored more than a dozen books on Oracle, SQL, database design, and the high availability of critical systems. Arie D. Jones is Senior SQL Server database administrator and analyst for PTI. He is a regular speaker at technical events and has authored several books and articles. Category: Database Covers: ANSI SQL User Level: Beginning--Intermediate Register your book at informit.com/title/9780672330186 for convenient access to updates and corrections as they become available. $34.99 USA / $ 37.99 CAN / GBP 24.99 Net UK