SQL Server 2014 Development Essentials: Design, implement, and deliver a successful database solution with Microsoft SQL Server 2014.

A. Masood-Al-Farooq

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Paperback Jul 2014 214 pages 1st Edition

A. Masood-Al-Farooq

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This book is an easy-to-follow, comprehensive guide that is full of hands-on examples, which you can follow to successfully design, build, and deploy mission-critical database applications with SQL Server 2014. If you are a database developer, architect, or administrator who wants to learn how to design, implement, and deliver a successful database solution with SQL Server 2014, then this book is for you. Existing users of Microsoft SQL Server will also benefit from this book as they will learn what's new in the latest version.

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Ian Stirk Sep 01, 2014

Hi,I have written a detailed chapter-by-chapter review of this book on www DOT i-programmer DOT info, the first and last parts of this review are given here. For my review of all chapters, search i-programmer DOT info for STIRK together with the book's title.This short but wide-ranging book aims to cover the SQL Server 2014's development essentials, from the beginning, to in-depth knowledge, how does it fare?The book's introduction says "This book will provide you with all the skills you need to successfully design, build, and deploy databases using SQL Server 2014. Starting from the beginning, this book gives you an insight into the key stages of the SQL Server database process, provides you with an in-depth knowledge of the SQL Server database architecture, and shares tips to help you design the new database."Below is a chapter-by-chapter exploration of the topics covered.Chapter 1 Microsoft SQL Server Database Design PrinciplesThis chapter aims to cover the major steps in database design. It begins with a look at the place of database design within systems development, noting a poor design can lead to slow or unused systems.Database design is broken down, and described briefly in the following steps:*Requirements gathering/analysis (interviews, analysis, user and functional requirements)*Conceptual design (meets requirements, independent of database vendor, E-R diagrams)*Logical design (maps E-R diagram to database vendor)*Physical design (map to database structures)*Implementation/loading (create database and tables, load data, configure)*Testing/evaluation (performance, integrity, concurrency, security)Table design is considered next, tables contain columns and rows that store data. Business entities form the basis of tables, and the entity's attributes become table columns. The associations between the different tables are described using 1-to-1, 1-to-many, and many-to-many relationships.Data integrity ensures data is reliable and follows business rules. Integrity is examined briefly in terms of domain (e.g. check constraint), entity (e.g. primary key), referential (e.g. foreign key), and user-defined (e.g. triggers). Normalization is discussed as a means of reducing data redundancy, so the data exists only once. The first 3 normal forms are described briefly.An overview of SQL Server's file architecture is given, consisting of a primary data file, zero or more secondary data files, and a log file. The structure of a database page (i.e. header, data rows, offset array) is described, as are extents (8 contiguous pages), the transaction log (allow rollback/recovery), and filegroups (allow easier admin). Finally, the importance of data types is described.This chapter provides a whirlwind review of the major steps and considerations in creating a database. While it is wide-ranging, it often lacks depth. Several features are mentioned in passing (e.g. checkpoint), without any explanation being given.The database design section mentions using data flow diagrams (DFDs), instead some of the various more `modern' UML diagrams should have been mentioned. The definitions of the normal forms feel awkward, and composite keys are referenced in second normal form - without first describing what a composite key is. Deriving the business entities from the user/functional requirements is not discussed.The chapter does provide a good review of the major steps in database design (especially if you already know the subject matter), which for the most part is independent of SQL Server itself. There are some useful links for further information. There's a useful diagram that describes the working of the transaction log....ConclusionThis book contains SQL syntax and typically brief example code covering a wide-range of SQL Server development topics. Although it is wide-ranging, it lacks depth, even for an `essentials' book.If you are new to SQL Server, which is the intended market, this book will give you a basic understanding of using SQL Server from a developer's perspective, taking you from say level 0 to level 3 or 4 (out of 10). It does not contain enough detail to be a useful teaching aid. If you already understand the subject matter, this book can be used as a refresher, with the proviso it has limited depth.Little of the book relates specifically to SQL Server 2014. About 95% of the book is equally applicable to SQL Server 2012. which is not surprising since the major changes in SQL Server 2014 from a developer's perspective tend to be internal. You can see the changes here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb510411.aspx. I suspect the 2014 in the title is to catch the market for new SQL Server 2014 books.In many ways, the book contains the right topics and subheadings, but to be more useful, the content should have been expanded to include more detail, examples, tips, troubleshooting remarks, and explained output/results.

A. Zubarev Aug 31, 2014

I read it in one large gulp as the book is not lengthy at 170 + or so actually useful pages. The material is written in concise, clear manner. Besides, I expected least at as many more pages for such a complex and feature rich product.But what did the book promise? The primary goal is to have a reader developed enough skills to deliver a successful database application.The book targets database developers, administrators and architects.However, the book deserves a lot of criticism, for example the many-to-many relationship in the book is represented in form of two tables, unfortunately, the true many-to-many relationship in RDBMS` cannot be achieved without an interim, third table, this will make many folks upset so I have submitted errata, but I can’t understand how Packt makes it shared for all readers. I shall continue on this note and also tell that even a greater flaw in this book exists – overall,s i it not providing enough guidance, advice or reference. I mean if a topic say on locking is covered why the author would not advocate on which locking option to use under what circumstances? The same applies to most topics. Furthermore, I was surprised almost nothing was covered about a database operating in the Cloud (Azure), CLR functions, CDC, no mention on Service Broker, Master Data Management, Data Quality, etc. the same is true to many more canned features (just too many to mention); without the aforesaid this book is of much less help to software architects and incomplete from for developers. The not so advocated to be used SQL Profiler is covered beside the Dynamic Management Views whereas I expect the database tuning and troubleshooting become a separate chapter on its own.In short, I am disappointed this time, I just fail to see what gap this book closes and simply how it is any better than just reading on product features on Microsoft’s site, then more in-depth in BOL, MSDN and blog posts of the most prominent SQL Server industry leaders.Two stars out of five because it may be served as a guide or read as preamble to starting developing a new SQL Server based database.Disclaimer: this book was given to me for free by Packt Publishing in exchange to publishing a timely review.

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