Pro SQL Server Relational Database Design and Implementation : Best Practices for Scalability and Performance, Sixth Edition

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxix The Fundamentals (Louis Davidson)....Pages 1-63 Introduction to Requirements (Louis Davidson)....Pages 65-90 The Language of Data Modeling (Louis Davidson)....Pages 91-147 Conceptual and Logical Data Model Production (Louis Davidson)....Pages 149-214 Normalization (Louis Davidson)....Pages 215-283 Physical Model Case Study (Louis Davidson)....Pages 285-345 Physical Model Implementation (Louis Davidson)....Pages 347-425 Data Protection Patterns with Check Constraints and Triggers (Louis Davidson)....Pages 427-505 Patterns and Anti-patterns (Louis Davidson)....Pages 507-645 Database Security and Security Patterns (Louis Davidson)....Pages 647-771 Data Structures, Indexes, and Their Application (Louis Davidson)....Pages 773-875 Matters of Concurrency (Louis Davidson)....Pages 877-981 Coding Architecture (Louis Davidson)....Pages 983-1086 Back Matter ....Pages 1087-1154 Learn effective and scalable database design techniques in SQL Server 2019 and other recent SQL Server versions. This book is revised to cover additions to SQL Server that include SQL graph enhancements, in-memory online transaction processing, temporal data storage, row-level security, and other design-related features. This book will help you design OLTP databases that are high-quality, protect the integrity of your data, and perform fast on-premises, in the cloud, or in hybrid configurations. Designing an effective and scalable database using SQL Server is a task requiring skills that have been around for well over 30 years, using technology that is constantly changing. This book covers everything from design logic that business users will understand to the physical implementation of design in a SQL Server database. Grounded in best practices and a solid understanding of the underlying theory, author Louis Davidson shows you how to "get it right" in SQL Server database design and lay a solid groundwork for the future use of valuable business data.**What You Will Learn** * Develop conceptual models of client data using interviews and client documentation * Implement designs that work on premises, in the cloud, or in a hybrid approach * Recognize and apply common database design patterns * Normalize data models to enhance integrity and scalability of your databases for the long-term use of valuable data * Translate conceptual models into high-performing SQL Server databases * Secure and protect data integrity as part of meeting regulatory requirements * Create effective indexing to speed query performance * Understand the concepts of concurrency **Who This Book Is For**Programmers and database administrators of all types who want to use SQL Server to store transactional data. The book is especially useful to those wanting to learn the latest database design features in SQL Server 2019 (features that include graph objects, in-memory OLTP, temporal data support, and more). Chapters on fundamental concepts, the language of database modeling, SQL implementation, and the normalization process lay a solid groundwork for readers who are just entering the field of database design. More advanced chapters serve the seasoned veteran by tackling the latest in physical implementation features that SQL Server has to offer. The book has been carefully revised to cover all the design-related features that are new in SQL Server 2019. Learn effective and scalable database design techniques in SQL Server 2019 and other recent SQL Server versions. This book is revised to cover additions to SQL Server that include SQL graph enhancements, in-memory online transaction processing, temporal data storage, row-level security, and other design-related features. This book will help you design OLTP databases that are high-quality, protect the integrity of your data, and perform fast on-premises, in the cloud, or in hybrid configurations. Designing an effective and scalable database using SQL Server is a task requiring skills that have been around for well over 30 years, using technology that is constantly changing. This book covers everything from design logic that business users will understand to the physical implementation of design in a SQL Server database. Grounded in best practices and a solid understanding of the underlying theory, author Louis Davidson shows you how to "get it right" in SQL Server database design and lay a solid groundwork for the future use of valuable business data. What You Will Learn Develop conceptual models of client data using interviews and client documentation Implement designs that work on premises, in the cloud, or in a hybrid approach Recognize and apply common database design patterns Normalize data models to enhance integrity and scalability of your databases for the long-term use of valuable data Translate conceptual models into high-performing SQL Server databases Secure and protect data integrity as part of meeting regulatory requirements Create effective indexing to speed query performance Understand the concepts of concurrency Who This Book Is For Programmers and database administrators of all types who want to use SQL Server to store transactional data. The book is especially useful to those wanting to learn the latest database design features in SQL Server 2019 (features that include graph objects, in-memory OLTP, temporal data support, and more). Chapters on fundamental concepts, the language of database modeling, SQL implementation, and the normalization process lay a solid groundwork for readers who are just entering the field of database design. More advanced chapters serve the seasoned veteran by tackling the latest in physical implementation features that SQL Server has to offer. The book has been carefully revised to cover all the design-related features that are new in SQL Server 2019.