Each book in the Align > Refine > Design series covers conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling (schema design) for a specific database product, combining the best of data modeling practices with solution-specific considerations, which lead to effective communication tools and extensible datastore foundations. Read SQL Server Data Modeling and Schema Design if you are a data architect or modeler who needs to expand your modeling skills to include SQL Server, or if you are a database administrator or developer who knows SQL Server but needs to expand your schema design skills. The book's introduction and three chapters cover the proven approach. The introduction covers the three modeling characteristics of precise, minimal, and visual; the three model components of entities, relationships, and attributes; the three model levels of conceptual (align), logical (refine), and physical (design); the three modeling perspectives of relational, dimensional, and NoSQL; and the three modeling challenges with NoSQL (tactical, strategy, and cultural). Next, Chapter 1 covers Align, Chapter 2 Refine, and Chapter 3 Design. An animal shelter case study creates continuity across these three modeling levels. If you are interested in learning how to build multiple database solutions, read all the books in the Align > Refine > Design series. Since each book is created from the same template, once you read one, you'll be able to pick up the techniques for another database solution quickly.