Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition For Dummies
Chapter One
SQL Server 2005 Express
Overview
In This Chapter
* Introducing SQL Server 2005 Express (SSE)
* Determining whether SSE is right for you
* Discovering the features of SSE
* Understanding how SSE works
* Getting going with SQL Server 2005 Express
From the developer's or user's perspective, SQL Server 2005 Express
strikes a nice balance between price (free) and performance (powerful).
In this chapter, I offer up some insight into this new product.
To begin, I give you some context to understand how this capable, yet entry-level
product came about, along with how it fits in with the rest of the SQL
Server product family. Next, you see who the ideal user is for SQL Server 2005
Express, along with a list of some of the product's most compelling features
(as well as what's not present). Finally, I show you the kind of tools that you'll
want to acquire so you can get started building applications and working
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