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SQL Server on Linux

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SQL Server on Linux

Overview of this book

Microsoft's launch of SQL Server on Linux has made SQL Server a truly versatile platform across different operating systems and data-types, both on-premise and on-cloud. This book is your handy guide to setting up and implementing your SQL Server solution on the open source Linux platform. You will start by understanding how SQL Server can be installed on supported and unsupported Linux distributions. Then you will brush up your SQL Server skills by creating and querying database objects and implementing basic administration tasks to support business continuity, including security and performance optimization. This book will also take you beyond the basics and highlight some advanced topics such as in-memory OLTP and temporal tables. By the end of this book, you will be able to recognize and utilize the full potential of setting up an efficient SQL Server database solution in your Linux environment.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

Pubs database

The hall of fame would not be complete if I did not mention the Pubs (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=23654) sample database. If sales are not good enough for you, then publishing is the right choice. Here you can find authors, titles, publishers, and other entities regarding a publishing business:

Figure 5-2. Pubs database relational schema

Objects and table attribute names are a less clear, because the author of this database sample has preferred the use of short words, qty, au_lname, highqty, and so on. However, with 11 tables it is quite simple and easy to understand.

You can download this sample at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=23654. Pubs originated from Accent SQL Server 2000, but it can be used for practicing SQL and DBA tasks.

In Chapter 7, Backup Operations, we will learn how to restore those databases...