Pro SQL Server 2012 Relational Database Design and Implementation. L. Davidson

This book is written for professional programmers who have the need to design a relational database using any of the Microsoft SQL Server family of databases. It is intended to be useful for the beginner to advanced programmer, either strictly database programmers or a programmer that has never used a relational database product before to learn why relational databases are designed in the way they are, and get some practical examples and advice for creating databases. Topics covered cater to the uninitiated to the experienced architect to learn techniques for concurrency, data protection, performance tuning, dimensional design, and more.