How Do I Get Started with SQL Server?

The question comes up occasionally about how people can get started with Microsoft SQL Server? This is often people who are working and for some reason need to learn how to use SQL Server in their jobs. They ask me, how do I get started with SQL Server?

For me, I got started with SQL Server when I took a 5 day SQL Server class in December of 1990 on writing TSQL and accessing the database from inside of a program. I was lucky, I happened to be working at Microsoft about a year after they acquired the SQL Server product and rebranded it on their own. I know that most people don’t have that opportunity, so I have created another option.

To provide a similar opportunity to get going with SQL Server we have created a class called “Getting Started With SQL Server“ that will walk you through all the steps that are needed to get the software installed on your computer and to query data, create databases, create tables and insert data.

This class will help you avoid the misdirection and pitfalls that you can come across when trying to find blog posts to do this.

This is an introductory class that will help you get SQL Server and all the tools you need to access the databases installed and running on your computer. This is intended for beginners, people who have no experience with SQL Server. It is intended for those who have a desire to learn SQL Server, but do not know where to start.

There are no pre-requisites for the course other than a computer to install SQL Server on if you plan to do the install and follow along with the lessons.

By the end of this course you will be proficient in using the tools to access SQL Server, browsing data in databases, and writing some basic queries. This will give you the foundation you need to move on to the next level SQL query skills.

Here is a link to our course, which is just $19.99 for everything you need to get started with SQL Server.

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