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SQL Server Functions Fundamentals: Building Your First Functions

SQL Server is one of the most popular database systems out there being used by enterprises of all sizes, verticals, and regions. This course will teach you a programmability feature called functions, which allows you to create reusable code.

Beginner
20m
(15)

Created by Ben Weissman

Last Updated Feb 08, 2024

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SQL Server Functions Fundamentals: Building Your First Functions

SQL Server is one of the most popular database systems out there being used by enterprises of all sizes, verticals, and regions. This course will teach you a programmability feature called functions, which allows you to create reusable code.

Beginner
20m
(15)

Created by Ben Weissman

Last Updated Feb 08, 2024

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What you'll learn

Complex business requirements in SQL Server often require individual code so they can be fulfilled in an efficient and performant way.

In this course, SQL Server Functions Fundamentals: Building Your First Functions, we’ll look into a feature set called functions.

First, you’ll explore what functions are and which types of functions exist in SQL Server.

Next, you’ll discover the best practices on how and when to apply them.

Finally, you’ll learn how functions can impact your database’s performance.

When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of the basics of functions in SQL Server needed to know how and when to use them.

SQL Server Functions Fundamentals: Building Your First Functions
Beginner
20m
(15)
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Ben Weissman
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Ben Weissman has been working with SQL Server since SQL Server 6.5, mainly in the BI/Datawarehousing field. He is a Data Platform MVP, author and speaker at data events around the world.

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