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SQL Server 2017 Developer???s Guide

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SQL Server 2017 Developer???s Guide

Overview of this book

Microsoft SQL Server 2017 is a milestone in Microsoft's data platform timeline, as it brings in the power of R and Python for machine learning and containerization-based deployment on Windows and Linux. This book prepares you for advanced topics by starting with a quick introduction to SQL Server 2017's new features. Then, it introduces you to enhancements in the Transact-SQL language and new database engine capabilities before switching to a different technology: JSON support. You will take a look at the security enhancements and temporal tables. Furthermore, the book focuses on implementing advanced topics, including Query Store, columnstore indexes, and In-Memory OLTP. Toward the end of the book, you'll be introduced to R and how to use the R language with Transact-SQL for data exploration and analysis. You'll also learn to integrate Python code into SQL Server and graph database implementations as well as the deployment options on Linux and SQL Server in containers for development and testing. By the end of this book, you will be armed to design efficient, high-performance database applications without any hassle.
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Introduction to SQL Server 2017
Index

SQL Server Stretch Database pricing


You can see price details on the https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/sql-server-stretch-database/ page. Stretch Database bills compute and storage separately. Compute usage is represented by Database Stretch Unit (DSU) and customers can scale up and down the level of performance/DSUs they need at any time. The prices given here were valid at 28th February 2018:

Performance level (DSU)

Price in $ per month

100

1,825

200

3,650

300

5,475

400

7,300

500

9,125

600

10,950

1,000

18,250

1,200

21,900

1,500

27,375

2,000

36,500

Stretch DB price list

Database sizes are limited to 240 TB. Monthly price estimates are based on 730 hours per month at constant DSU levels. Stretch DB is generally available in all regions except  southern India, Northern China, southern Brazil, north-central America, western India, Australia, Japan, and US Gov.

Data storage is charged based on $0.16/GB/month. Data storage includes the size of your Stretch DB and backup snapshots. All Stretch databases...