SQL Server Advanced Data Types

Microsoft has been steadily adding support for advanced data types into their database engine, and many developers and database administrators are not fully aware of what these new types can provide in the way of optimization and speeding development time. This book introduces readers to the growing amount of support within SQL Server for operations and data transformations that until now required third-party software and all the associated licensing and development costs. Readers benefit through a better understanding of what can be done inside the database engine with no additional costs or development time invested in outside software.

Shows how non-relational data types can transform the way you store and interact with business critical data Introduces the growing amount of support within SQL Server for operations and data transformations that until now required third-party software and the associated licensing and development costs Presents what can be done inside the database engine with no additional costs or development time invested in outside software

Autorentext
Peter Carter is a SQL Server expert with over a decade of experience in developing, administering, and architecting SQL Server platforms and data-tier applications. He was awarded an MCC by Microsoft in 2011. He has MCTS, MCITP, MCSA, and MCSE certifications in SQL Server from version 2005 onward. Peter has written a number of books across a variety of SQL Server topics, including security, high availability, and automation.

Inhalt

1. SQL Server Data Types.- 2. Understanding XML.- 3. Constructing XML with T-SQL.- 4. Querying and Shredding XML.- 5. XML Indexes.- 6. Understanding JSON.- 7. Constructing JSON from T-SQL.- 8. Shredding JSON Data.- 9. Working with the JSON Data Type.- 10. Understanding Spatial Data.- 11. Working with Spatial Data.- 12. Working with Hierarchical Data with HierarchyID.