This document provides an introduction to Microsoft SQL Server. It discusses why data is important for businesses, how SQL Server helps manage data, and an upcoming hands-on session to learn SQL Server 2014. The document outlines the history and components of SQL Server, editions available, how to install and connect to SQL Server instances, and introduces SQL Server Management Studio as the GUI tool. It concludes with a planned Q&A session.

1. First Steps with Microsoft SQL Server
Boris Hristov
SoftUni, Sofia, 10.07.2014

2. So who am I?
@BorisHristov

3. Today you are going to learn:
1. Why is DATA important for businesses?
2. What has SQL Server to do about this?
3. Hands on with SQL Server 2014!
4. Q&A

4. Why is DATA important for businesses?

5. Data is the heartbeat of every organization!

6. “Every 2 days we create as much
data as we did up to 2003!”
- Eric Schmidt, Chairman of Google

7. What has SQL Server to do about this?

8. A lot.

9. SQL Server is a pretty
mature product
Version Release Year
1.0 1989
1.1 1991
4.2 1992
4.21 1994
6.0 1995
6.5 1996
7.0 1998
2000 2000
2005 2005
2008 2008
2008 R2 2010
2012 2012 (April 1st)
2014 2014 (April 1st)

10. SQL Server is WAY more than a RDBMS

11. What can SQL Server offer?
SQL Server Components
Database Engine Full-Text Search
Replication Distributed Replay
StreamInsight Integration Services
Analysis Services Data Mining
Data Quality Services Master Data Services
PowerPivotViewMapQuery Reporting Services

13. SQL Server Editions
Premium Editions
Parallel Data Warehouse Analytics Platform System
Core Editions
Enterprise Standard
Business Intelligence
Other Editions
Express Compact
Developer Workgroup
Web SQL Azure Database
Virtualization and Licensing?

14. And what are
we installing?

15. What is an instance? – separate installation of SQL Server
Two instance types
◦ Default instance (connect with hostname or a single dot .)
◦ Named instances (connect with hostnameinstance_name)
You can also connect with alias (remember mIRC nicknames?)
Server Name is: B75DBSQL0003
Alias: SUNIDCRM
SQL Server Instances

16. SQL Server Management Studio
Your day-to-day GUI assistant

17. SQL Server can be configured in two modes:
Windows Authentication Mixed Mode
How are you supposed to connect?

18. No more talking.
Hands on…

19. Q&A

20. Thank you!