Chapter 4Installing and configuring SQL Server instances and features

In this chapter, we review the process of installing and configuring a Microsoft SQL Server instance as well as the creation or migration of databases. We pay special attention to new features introduced in SQL Server 2019, and other recent features you may not have noticed in SQL Server 2017. We review a post-installation checklist for you to verify every time and, when necessary, direct you to where you can find other sources of information and details for critical steps elsewhere in this book.

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