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What's New in SQL Server 2012

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What's New in SQL Server 2012

Overview of this book

Microsoft SQL Server has been part of the enterprise database landscape since SQL Server 7 arrived in 1998 and has evolved into the relational and BI platform of choice by businesses around the globe. The performance and full feature set of SQL Server has been widely recognized by the business community and it is viewed as a powerful weapon in their database and business intelligence arsenal. SQL Server brings numerous benefits to all businesses, central to which is a thorough understanding of the technology, both current and new.This is the book both DBAs and developers always wanted to buy but could never find in the bookstore. This is a SQL Server book that contains only the new features introduced in SQL Server 2012.This book will give you a competitive advantage by helping you to quickly learn and understand the new features of SQL Server 2012. Most readers will already have an established knowledge of SQL Server and will want to update their 2008/2008R2 knowledge swiftly with least pain.This book takes you through all of the new features of SQL Server 2012, from installing core database services and features, to the new administration and updated Transact-SQL functions. You will discover the new Analysis Services features, introduce data alerts and reporting features and explore the new enhancements to Integration Services. In addition you will learn how to automate, cleanse and transform critical business data with DQS and world-class enterprise level availability features.Finally, you will venture into simulating real-world database loads using Distributed Replay and complete your journey with a look at the new SQL Server cloud services and the new Hadoop big data platform.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
What's New in SQL Server 2012
Credits
About the Authors
Acknowledgment
Acknowledgment
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Installing SQL Server 2012
Index

Installation


Run setup.exe from the SQL Server 2012 installation media and select the Distributed Replay Client and Distributed Replay Controller options:

Tip

If you are running the clients and/or controllers on separate machines, remember that you may need to open up Windows firewall to allow connections between machines. Microsoft has published instructions on how to do this at: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg502645.aspx.

Next, specify the name of the machine that is to be the Distributed Replay Controller. This is an optional parameter and the default value is blank:

If you are installing the controller on a different server, enter the name of the machin, noting the following:

  • The Controller Name must be a fully qualified domain name (FQDN), unless it is the same machine that the client runs on, in which case the short name can be used, as shown i the previous screenshot.

  • If the controller is not yet set up, leave the controller name blank and manually enter it later in the...