daveburch235 (12/2/2016)
Greetings, all. I am new here. I am preparing for the 70-461 exam, and my question is how to get hands-on work with a real database server when I do not have access to a workplace server. I rather doubt that 2012 Express has all the features needed, but can someone confirm or deny that? Is there a low-priced training license to the full product? Are there online lab environments reasonably priced? Thanks for any ideas.
SQL Server 2012 Express will have almost all the features to prepare for 70-461 exam.
But now you can also download the Developer Edition[/url] of SQL 2014 or 2016 for free for your DEV/TEST purpose, this includes full functional SQL DB engine and BI suite.
You can also download AdventureWorks sample database for your learning purpose.