Your hands-on, step-by-step guide to building applications with Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Teach yourself the programming fundamentals of SQL Server 2012?one step at a time. Ideal for beginning SQL Server database administrators and developers, this tutorial provides clear guidance and practical, learn-by-doing exercises for building database solutions that solve real-world business problems. Discover how to: * Install and work with core components and tools * Create tables and index structures * Manipulate and retrieve data * Secure, manage, back up, and recover databases * Apply techniques for building high-performing applications * Use clustering, database mirroring, and log shipping