Your hands-on, step-by-step guide to building applications with Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012

Teach yourself the programming fundamentals of SQL Server 2012—one step at a time. Ideal for beginning SQL Server database administrators and developers, this tutorial provides clear guidance and practical, learn-by-doing exercises for building database solutions that solve real-world business problems.

Discover how to:

Install and work with core components and tools
Create tables and index structures
Manipulate and retrieve data
Secure, manage, back up, and recover databases
Apply techniques for building high-performing applications
Use clustering, database mirroring, and log shipping