SQL Server 2016 Developer's Guide

Dejan Sarka, Milos Radivojevic, William Durkin

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Year: 2017
• ISBN:
  9781786460745
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Ciencia de la computación
• Subtopic: Almacenamiento de datos

Get the most out of the rich development capabilities of SQL Server 2016 to build efficient database applications for your organizationAbout This Book• Utilize the new enhancements in Transact-SQL and security features in SQL Server 2016 to build efficient database applications• Work with temporal tables to get information about data stored in the table at any point in time• A detailed guide to SQL Server 2016, introducing you to multiple new features and enhancements to improve your overall development experienceWho This Book Is ForThis book is for database developers and solution architects who plan to use the new SQL Server 2016 features for developing efficient database applications. It is also ideal for experienced SQL Server developers who want to switch to SQL Server 2016 for its rich development capabilities. Some understanding of the basic database concepts and Transact-SQL language is assumed.What You Will Learn• Explore the new development features introduced in SQL Server 2016• Identify opportunities for In-Memory OLTP technology, significantly enhanced in SQL Server 2016• Use columnstore indexes to get significant storage and performance improvements• Extend database design solutions using temporal tables• Exchange JSON data between applications and SQL Server in a more efficient way• Migrate historical data transparently and securely to Microsoft Azure by using Stretch Database• Use the new security features to encrypt or to have more granular control over access to rows in a table• Simplify performance troubleshooting with Query Store• Discover the potential of R's integration with SQL ServerIn DetailMicrosoft SQL Server 2016 is considered the biggest leap in the data platform history of the Microsoft, in the ongoing era of Big Data and data science. Compared to its predecessors, SQL Server 2016 offers developers a unique opportunity to leverage the advanced features and build applications that are robust, scalable, and easy to administer.This book introduces you to new features of SQL Server 2016 which will open a completely new set of possibilities for you as a developer. It prepares you for the more advanced topics by starting with a quick introduction to SQL Server 2016's new features and a recapitulation of the possibilities you may have already explored with previous versions of SQL Server. The next part introduces you to small delights in the Transact-SQL language and then switches to a completely new technology inside SQL Server - JSON support. We also take a look at the Stretch database, security enhancements, and temporal tables.The last chapters concentrate on implementing advanced topics, including Query Store, columnstore indexes, and In-Memory OLTP. You will finally be introduced to R and how to use the R language with Transact-SQL for data exploration and analysis.By the end of this book, you will have the required information to design efficient, high-performance database applications without any hassle.Style and approachThis book is a detailed guide to mastering the development features offered by SQL Server 2016, with a unique learn-as-you-do approach. All the concepts are explained in a very easy-to-understand manner and are supplemented with examples to ensure that you—the developer—are able to take that next step in building more powerful, robust applications for your organization with ease.

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SQL Server 2016 Developer's Guide

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Credits

Authors Dejan Sarka Miloš Radivojević William Durkin	Copy Editor Vikrant Phadke
Reviewer Tomaž Kaštrun	Project Coordinator Nidhi Joshi
Commissioning Editor Amey Varangaonkar	Proofreader Safis Editing
Acquisition Editor Vinay Argekar	Indexer Tejal Daruwale Soni
Content Development Editor Aishwarya Pandere	Production Coordinator Shraddha Falebhai
Technical Editor Vivek Arora

About the Authors

Dejan Sarka, MCT and SQL Server MVP, is an independent trainer and consultant who focuses on the development of database and business intelligence applications, located in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Besides his projects, he spends around half of his time on training and mentoring. He is the founder of the Slovenian SQL Server and .NET Users Group. Dejan is the main author and co-author of many books and courses about databases and SQL Server. He is a frequent speaker at many worldwide events.

I would like to thank everybody involved in this book, especially to my co-authors, Miloš and William, to the content development editor, Aishwarya, and to the technical editor, Vivek.

Miloš Radivojević is a database consultant in Vienna, Austria. He is a Data Platform MVP and specializes in SQL Server for application developers and performance and query tuning. Currently, he works as a principal database consultant in bwin (GVC Holdings)—the largest regulated online gaming company in the world. Miloš is a co-founder of PASS Austria. He is also a speaker at international conferences and speaks regularly at SQL Saturday events and PASS Austria meetings.

I would like to thank my co-authors, Dejan Sarka and William Durkin. It has been a pleasure and privilege working with you guys! It was also a pleasure to work with editors, Aishwarya Pandere and Vivek Arora, in the production of this book. I'd also like to thank, Tomaž Kaštrun, for his prompt and helpful review. Finally, I would like to thank my wife, Nataša, my daughter, Mila, and my son, Vasilije, for all their sacrifice, patience, and understanding while I worked on this book.

William Durkin is a DBA and data platform architect for CloudDBA. He uses his decade of experience with SQL Server to help multinational corporations achieve their data management goals. Born in the UK and now based in Germany, he has worked as a database developer and DBA on projects ranging from single-server installations, up to environments spanning five continents using a range of high-availability solutions. William is a regular speaker at conferences around the globe, a Data Platform MVP and is the chapter leader of a German PASS chapter.

I would like to thank, Dejan and Miloš, for involving me in this book, it has been a challenge but a lot of fun! I would also like to thank Aishwarya and Vivek, for their editorial support. Last but certainly not least, thanks to my wife, Birgit, and son Liam, for your support and patience.

About the Reviewer

Tomaž Kaštrun is a SQL Server developer and data analyst. He has more than 15 years of experience in business warehousing, development, ETL, database administration and query tuning. He also has more than 15 years of experience in the fields of data analysis, data mining, statistical research, and machine learning.

He is a Microsoft SQL Server MVP for data platforms and has been working with Microsoft SQL Server since version 2000.

Tomaž is a blogger, author of many articles, co-author of statistical analysis books, speaker at community and Microsoft events, and avid coffee drinker.

Thanks to the people who inspire me, the community, and the SQL family. Thank you, dear reader, for reading this. For endless inspiration, thank you Rubi.

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Preface

Microsoft SQL Server is developing faster than ever in its nearly 30 years history. The newest version, SQL Server 2016, brings many important new features. Some of these new features just extend or improve features that were introduced in the previous versions of SQL Server, and some of them open a completely new set of possibilities for a database developer.

This book prepares the readers for more advanced topics by starting with a quick introduction of SQL Server 2016's new features and a recapitulation of the possibilities database developers had already in the previous versions of SQL Server. Then, the new tools are introduced. The next part introduces small delights in the Transact-SQL language, then the book switches to a completely new technology inside SQL Server—JSON support. This is where the basic chapters finish, and the more complex chapters start. Stretch database, security enhancements, and temporal tables are medium-level topics. The last chapters of the book cover advanced topics, including Query Store, columnstore indexes, and In-Memory OLTP. The final two chapters introduce R and R support in SQL Server and show how to use the R language for data exploration and analysis beyond that which a developer can achieve with Transact-SQL.

By reading this book, you will explore all of the new features added to SQL Serv...