About the Book
The Fifth Edition of Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 21 Days
More than 48,000 sold! In just one hour a day, you'll have all the skills you need to begin creating effective SQL queries, reports, and database applications. With this complete tutorial, you'll quickly master the basics and then move on to more advanced features and concepts:
- Quickly apply essential SQL techniques in useful, real-world queries
- Design trustworthy, high-performance databases
- Manipulate your data with views and transactions
- Leverage powerful features including stored procedures, triggers, and cursors
- Work with new objects introduced with the latest SQL standards
- Get practical, expert tips on implementing SQL in your business environment
Learn on your own time, at your own pace
- No previous SQL or database experience required
- Learn techniques that work with any current version of SQL
- Discover how to write faster, more efficient queries
- Secure your data using best practices from experienced database administrators
- Build more powerful databases with features exclusive to Oracle SQL*Plus, Oracle PL/SQL, and Microsoft Transact-SQL
- Write queries for the free, open source MySQL database
- Embed your SQL code in other applications
Ryan Stephens and Ron Plew are President and VP of Perpetual Technologies, Inc. (PTI) in Indianapolis, IN, providing managed services and consulting for top database implementations running Oracle, SQL Server, and other leading technologies. They taught for 5+ years as adjunct professors at Indiana University-Purdue University. Their books include
Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 24 Hours, First through Fourth Editions,
Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 21 Days, Second through Fourth Editions, and
Database Design.
Table of Contents Introduction 1
PART I: Introducing SQL LESSON 1: Getting Started with SQL 5 A Brief History of SQL 5 A Brief History of Databases 6 Today's Database Landscape 11 A Cross-Product Language 12 Early Implementations 12 SQL and Client/Server Application Development 13 An Overview of SQL 13 Popular SQL Implementations 14 MySQL 14 Oracle 14 Microsoft SQL Server and Sybase 15 IBM DB2 16 Open Database Connectivity
About the Author: For more than 10 years, the authors have studied, applied, and documented the SQL standard and its application to the critical database systems in this book.
Ryan Stephens and
Ron Plew are entrepreneurs, speakers, and co-founders of Perpetual Technologies, Inc.(PTI), a fast-growing IT management and consulting firm. PTI specializes in database technologies, primarily Oracle and SQL servers running on all UNIX, Linux, and Microsoft platforms. Starting out as data analysts and database administrators, Ryan and Ron now lead a team of impressive technical subject matter experts who manage databases for clients worldwide. They authored and taught database courses for Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis for five years and have authored more than a dozen books on Oracle, SQL, database design, and the high availability of critical systems.
Arie D. Jones is the Principal Microsoft Consultant for PTI in Indianapolis, Indiana. Arie leads PTI's team of experts in the planning, design, development, deployment, and management of database environments and applications to achieve the best combination of tools and services for each client. He is a regular speaker at technical events and has authored several books and articles pertaining to database-related topics. His most recent book is
SQL Functions Programmer's Reference from Wrox Publishing.
