Free ebookSQL Server Essentials for Newcomers: Tables, Constraints, and Data Types

Course Description

SQL Server Essentials for Newcomers: Tables, Constraints, and Data Types is a practical ebook course designed to help you confidently start working with Microsoft SQL Server in real projects. If you are entering Information Technology or moving into the Database subcategory, you will learn the core building blocks that make databases reliable, maintainable, and easy to query.

You will progress from understanding how SQL Server databases are organized into schemas and tables to making smart choices about SQL Server data types for performance and data quality. The course explains how identity columns and keys support unique rows and stable relationships, and how constraints enforce consistent rules so your data stays trustworthy as it grows. Along the way, you will learn how default values and computed columns can reduce repetitive work and keep derived data consistent.

To make the learning immediately applicable, the ebook also introduces essential SQL Server tooling workflows using SSMS and Azure Data Studio, so you can create, review, and refine table designs with confidence. By the end, you will be able to design a robust SQL Server table set that fits real business requirements, supports clean inserts and updates, and prepares your database for reporting and application development.

Start the course now and build strong SQL Server fundamentals you can use in everyday database work.