SQL Concepts - How to install FREE SQL Server on Your Local Computer | Complete Walkthrough

If you install SQL Server on your computer, you can learn how to build queries, ETL, Power BI reports better. In this video, let me show you the easy process for setting up "FREE" SQL Server instance on your computer, set up SSMS and load sample data to practice querying, database skills and Power BI connections. 🌐Important Links (to download software) SQL Sever Express Software - https://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/sql-server/sql-server-downloads SSMS Software: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/ssms/install/modify Sample Data: https://github.com/chandoo-org/SQL/tree/92ff7e0f6f12b0d78365df746dcc42bf26c89675/sample%20data/ac 🕐 Video topics: 0:00 - Why have SQL Server on your computer 0:20 - Download SQL Server 2022 Express 0:53 - SQL Server Installation Centre - Installation process 3:18 - Adding SSMS (SQL Server Management Studio) 4:35 - Launching SSMS and connecting to local instance of SQL Server 5:40 - Adding a "new" local database and importing sample data 8:16 - closing remarks 📁 Sample data: Download sample CSV (flat file) data to load up in your SQL Server Geo - https://github.com/chandoo-org/SQL/blob/92ff7e0f6f12b0d78365df746dcc42bf26c89675/sample%20data/ac/geo.csv People - https://github.com/chandoo-org/SQL/blob/92ff7e0f6f12b0d78365df746dcc42bf26c89675/sample%20data/ac/people.csv Products - https://github.com/chandoo-org/SQL/blob/92ff7e0f6f12b0d78365df746dcc42bf26c89675/sample%20data/ac/products.csv Shipment data - https://github.com/chandoo-org/SQL/blob/92ff7e0f6f12b0d78365df746dcc42bf26c89675/sample%20data/ac/sales-data-2025.csv 👩‍💻🧑‍💻 Next Steps: Learn SQL in one-hour https://youtu.be/l8DCPaHc5TQ Learn SQL Basics in 10 mins https://youtu.be/yfWcZ6eot4g Advanced SQL Concepts https://youtu.be/Ejxam_CBY9U SQL Interview Questions https://youtu.be/Lb3vfuew7Gk #sql