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Introduction

Who Should Read This Book

This book is intended for T-SQL developers, DBAs, BI practitioners, report writers, ana-

lysts, architects, and SQL Server power users who just started working with SQL Server 

and need to write queries and develop code using Transact-SQL.

assumptions

To get the most out of this book, you should have working experience with Windows 

and with applications based on Windows. You should also be familiar with basic con-

cepts concerning relational database management systems.

Who Should Not Read This Book

Not every book is aimed at every possible audience. This book covers fundamentals. 

It is mainly aimed at T-SQL practitioners with little or no experience. With that said, 

several readers of the previous edition of this book have mentioned that—even though 

they already had years of experience—they still found the book useful for filling gaps in 

their knowledge.