Microsoft SQL Server 2012 High-Performance T-SQL Using Window Functions

<p><b>Apply powerful window functions in T-SQLa &quote;and increase the performance and speed of your queries</b> </p> <p>Optimize your queriesa &quote;and obtain simple and elegant solutions to a variety of problemsa &quote;using window functions in Transact-SQL. Led by T-SQL expert Itzik Ben-Gan, youll learn how to apply calculations against sets of rows in a flexible, clear, and efficient manner. Ideal whether youre a database administrator or developer, this practical guide demonstrates ways to use more than a dozen T-SQL querying solutions to address common business tasks. </p> <p>Discover how to: </p> <ul> <li>Go beyond traditional query approaches to express set calculations more efficiently </li> <li>Delve into ordered set functions such as rank, distribution, and offset </li> <li>Implement hypothetical set and inverse distribution functions in standard SQL </li> <li>Use strategies for improving sequencing, paging, filtering, and pivoting </li> <li>Increase query speed using partitioning, ordering, and coverage indexing </li> <li>Apply new optimization iterators such as Window Spool </li> <li>Handle common issues such as running totals, intervals, medians, and gaps </li> </ul>