Hello everyone,
I am a hobbyist, and have been developing Access applications for years. Relation db theory and design and development is not a problem. However, I have never worked with SQL server and want to teach myself. I have downloaded SQl Server Express 2008R2. I think I have installed it correctly. I downloaded and installed Adventureworks sample DB. I do much better learning from a book (something I can hold and flip through) then online stuff. Although there seems to be a lot of online free stuff.
So my question is what recommendations do you have for any books to get started? Looking for something that provides a general introduction that explains installation, employment, and the features of the software. Understand there are a lot of different parts (analysis, administration, reporting, ...) so I am looking for a progression; what to start with and then what to follow up with. Thanks in advance.
I am a hobbyist, and have been developing Access applications for years. Relation db theory and design and development is not a problem. However, I have never worked with SQL server and want to teach myself. I have downloaded SQl Server Express 2008R2. I think I have installed it correctly. I downloaded and installed Adventureworks sample DB. I do much better learning from a book (something I can hold and flip through) then online stuff. Although there seems to be a lot of online free stuff.
So my question is what recommendations do you have for any books to get started? Looking for something that provides a general introduction that explains installation, employment, and the features of the software. Understand there are a lot of different parts (analysis, administration, reporting, ...) so I am looking for a progression; what to start with and then what to follow up with. Thanks in advance.
