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SQL Server Tutorial

Welcome to the SQLServerTutorial.Net website!

If you are looking for an easy, fast, and efficient way to

master SQL Server, you are in the right place.

Our SQL Server tutorials are practical and include

numerous hands-on activities.

After completing the entire tutorials, you will be able to:

Query data efficiently from tables in the SQL Server database.

Create database objects such as tables, views (https://www.sqlservertutorial.net/sql-server-views/) ,

indexes (https://www.sqlservertutorial.net/sql-server-indexes/) , sequences (https://www.sqlservertutorial.net/sql-
server-basics/sql-server-sequence/) , synonyms (https://www.sqlservertutorial.net/sql-server-basics/sql-server-
synonym/) , stored procedures (https://www.sqlservertutorial.net/sql-server-stored-procedures/) , user-
defined functions (https://www.sqlservertutorial.net/sql-server-user-defined-functions/) , and triggers
(https://www.sqlservertutorial.net/sql-server-triggers/) .

Administer SQL Server effectively.

SQL Server is a relational database management system (RDBMS) developed and marketed by
Microsoft. As a database server, the primary function of the SQL Server is to store and retrieve data
used by other applications.

Getting Started with SQL Server

(https://www.sqlservertutorial.net/getting-started/)

This section helps you get started with the SQL Server quickly. After
completing this section, you will have a good understanding of the SQL
Server and know how to install the SQL Server Developer Edition for
practicing.

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SQL Server Basics (https://www.sqlservertutorial.net/sql-server-

basics/)

The SQL server basics section shows you how to use the Transact-SQL (T-
SQL) to interact with SQL Server databases. You will learn how to
manipulate data from the database such as querying, inserting, updating,
and deleting data.

SQL Server Views (https://www.sqlservertutorial.net/sql-server-

views/)

This section introduces you to the SQL Server views and discusses the
advantage and disadvantages of the database views. You will learn
everything you need to know to manipulate views effectively in SQL Server.

SQL Server Indexes (https://www.sqlservertutorial.net/sql-server-

indexes/)

In this section, you will learn everything you need to know about the SQL
Server indexes to come up with a good index strategy and optimize your
queries.

SQL Server Stored Procedures

(https://www.sqlservertutorial.net/sql-server-stored-procedures/)

This section introduces you to the SQL Server stored procedures. After
completing the section, you will be able to develop complex stored
procedures using Transact-SQL constructs.

SQL Server User-defined Functions

(https://www.sqlservertutorial.net/sql-server-user-defined-functions/)

In this section, you will learn about SQL Server user-defined functions
including scalar-valued functions and table-valued functions to simplify
your development.

SQL Server Triggers (https://www.sqlservertutorial.net/sql-server-

triggers/)

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SQL Server triggers are special stored procedures that are executed
automatically in response to the database object, database, and server
events.

SQL Server Functions

This section provides you with the commonly used SQL Server functions, including aggregate
functions, date functions, string functions, system functions, and window functions.

SQL Server Aggregate Functions

(https://www.sqlservertutorial.net/sql-server-aggregate-functions/)

This tutorial introduces you to the SQL Server aggregate functions and
shows you how to use them to calculate aggregates.

SQL Server Date Functions (https://www.sqlservertutorial.net/sql-

server-date-functions/)

This page lists the most commonly used SQL Server Date functions that
allow you to handle date and time date effectively.

SQL Server String Functions

(https://www.sqlservertutorial.net/sql-server-string-functions/)

This tutorial provides with many useful SQL Server String functions that
allow you to manipulate character string effectively.

SQL Server System Functions

(https://www.sqlservertutorial.net/sql-server-system-functions/)

This page provides you with the commonly used system functions in SQL
Server that return objects, values, and settings in SQL Server.

SQL Server Window Functions

(https://www.sqlservertutorial.net/sql-server-window-functions/)

SQL Server Window Functions calculate an aggregate value based on a

group of rows and return multiple rows for each group.
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