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SQL Server on Linux

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SQL Server on Linux

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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.

Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Free Chapter

Linux Distributions

Supported Linux distributions

openSUSE

Installation procedure

Kubuntu

Summary

Installation and Configuration

Bash, really quick start

SQL Server installation on openSUSE

SQL Server installation on Kubuntu

Summary

SQL Server Basics

Overview of SQL Server

How it works on Linux

SQL Server objects

SQL/T-SQL basics

Working environments and tools

Summary

Database in the Sandbox

DDL statements

DML statements

Summary

Sample Databases

Relational database concepts

Normalization

Northwind database

Pubs database

AdventureWorks database

WideWorldImporters database

Summary

A Crash Course in Querying

Retrieving and filtering data

Overview of aggregate functions

JOIN operators

Summary

Backup and Recovery Operations

SQL Server recovery models

How transaction log works

Elements of backup strategy

Backup and restore

Summary

User Management

Authentication process

Authorization process

Accessing SQL Server resources

Schema separation

Summary

Implementing Data Protection

Crash course in cryptography

Transparent Data Encryption

Backup encryption

Symmetric encryption

Row-level security

Dynamic data masking

Summary

Indexing

Indexing concepts

Clustered index

What is a heap

Non-clustered index

Columnstore index

Summary

In-Memory OLTP

Elements of performance

What is In-Memory OLTP?

Summary

Beyond SQL Server

Query store

Temporal tables

Mssql-scripter tool

DBFS tool

DBeaver – third party tool

Summary

Conclusion

Elements of backup strategy

A good backup strategy is not just about creating a backup. This is a process of many elements and conditions that should be filed to achieve the final goal, and this is the most efficient backup strategy plan. To create a good strategy, we need to analyze the following:

Who can create backups?
Backup media
Types of backup

Who can create backups?

This issue is part of the security subject, and that is covered in Chapter 8, User Management. For now, let's just say that a SQL Server user who is authorized to execute backup operations needs to have a security role. Security roles are: