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- SQL (Structured Query Language) is a standard interactive and programming language for getting information from and updating a database. Although SQL is both an ANSI and an ISO standard, many database products support SQL with proprietary extensions to the standard language. Queries take the form of a command language that lets you select, insert, update, find out the location of data, and so forth. There is also a programming interface.

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To explore how SQL is used in the enterprise, here are some additional resources:

SQL and SQL Server Tutorial and Reference Guide: SQL (Structured Query Language) is the language of databases. This tutorial provides a great foundation for learning or brushing up your skills.

How to use the SELECT statement in SQL: Learn how to use SELECT to access almost anything contained in a SQL database, along with the names and functions of the clauses in a SELECT statement.

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Tutorial: SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) best practices: Learn the best practices for SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) in this tutorial, from migrating DTS packages to SSIS debugging, maintenance and programming in SQL Server.
Export SQL Server data to an Excel file using SSIS and Visual Studio: Here are seven steps for designing a SQL Server Integration Services package using Visual Studio and exporting data from your SQL Server table to Excel.
Tips for tuning SQL Server 2005 to improve reporting performance: We are required to report from our SQL Server 2005 database. There are five or six tables regularly used for holding the reporting data, but these tables have five-to-seven million rows of data in ...
Tutorial: SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services: Want to learn about Analysis Services 2005 in SQL Server? These tips outline helpful features and give examples of this BI tool's functionality.
Managing permissions in SQL Server Reporting Services: Protect data by managing permissions in SQL Server Reporting Services. Assign user roles and tasks in the SSRS security model.
Custom VB.Net scripting in SQL Server Integration Services: Add a Script component and custom Visual Basic.Net (VB.Net) scripting to SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) packages to get the full power of .Net.
Open SSIS packages without validation using these SQL properties: Learn how to open SSIS packages without validation by using the DelayValidation and ValidateExternalMetadata property options.
Migrating SQL Server 2000 DTS packages to SSIS: SSIS is more than a replacement for DTS packages. Migrate to this new powerful ETL platform with the transitional tools of Upgrade Advisor and Package Migration Wizard.
Five steps to event handlers in SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS): Construct event handlers in SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) for executables. Get the flexibility of Control Flow and Data Flow tabs in Event Handler.
An overview of SQL Server Report Builder 2.0: In this chapter excerpt from "Learning SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services", find out about the interface details and controls available in Report Builder 2.0.
A short history of SQL Server Integration Services: In this chapter excerpt from "SQL Server 2008 Integration Services Unleashed", learn more about the history of SQL Server Integration Services.
Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services primer: In this chapter excerpt from "SQL Server 2008 Integration Services Unleashed", learn more about the new features included with SSIS 2008 and what they mean to you.
SQL Server Reporting Services Fast Guide: Check out this collection of best practices, troubleshooting advice and perfomance tips for working with SSRS in SQL Server 2005.
Tutorial: SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) best practices: Learn the best practices for SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) in this tutorial, from migrating DTS packages to SSIS debugging, maintenance and programming in SQL Server.

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