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Getting Started with SQL Server on Linux [Video]

By : Jasmin Azemović
Book Image

Getting Started with SQL Server on Linux [Video]

By: Jasmin Azemović

Overview of this book

<p><span id="description" class="sugar_field">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.</span></p> <h2><span class="sugar_field">Style and Approach</span></h2> <p><span class="sugar_field"> <span id="trade_selling_points_c" class="sugar_field">This course follows a step-by-step approach to teach you SQL Server concepts on Linux, using the bash command line and SQL programming language, via examples that can easily be adapted and applied in your own solutions.</span></span></p>
Table of Contents (6 chapters)
Chapter 6
A Crash Course in Querying
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Section 3
Overview of Aggregate Functions
Let’s go a step ahead and explore the SQL Server aggregate functions, such as AVG, SU, and MIN, which are used to perform summarizing data operations. - Search the Production.Product table to find the largest and smallest list prices - Aggregate functions and NULL values - Apply grouped by clause