This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to implement a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 database. The course focuses on teaching individuals how to use SQL Server 2008 product features and tools related to implementing a database.
Course Outline
Module 1: Creating Databases and Database Files
The students will learn one of the most fundamental tasks that a database developer must perform, the creation of a database and its major components, such as creating databases, setting database options, creating filegroups, schemas, and database snapshots.
Lessons
Lab: Creating Databases and Database Files
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 2: Creating Data Types and Tables
The students will learn about the system-supplied data types in SQL Server 2008. They will learn how to define custom Transact-SQL data types and how to create tables and how to use partitioned tables to organize data into multiple partitions.
Lessons
Lab: Creating Data Types and Tables
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 3: Creating and Tuning Indexes
The students will learn how to plan, create, and optimize indexes to attain optimal performance benefits.
Lessons
Lab: Creating and Tuning Indexes
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 4: Implementing Data Integrity by Using Constraints and Triggers
The students will learn about implementing data integrity in SQL Server 2008 by using constraints. They will also implement data integrity by using triggers.
Lessons
Lab: Implementing Data Integrity by Using Constraints and Triggers
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 5: Using XML
The students will learn how to work with XML, including use of the FOR XML clause, the OPENXML function, XQuery expressions, and the xml native data type. They will learn the considerations to be taken into account when creating XML indexes and the syntax used to create the XML indexes. They will also learn what XML schemas and XML schema collections are as well as how to use them to implement typed XML data.
Lessons
Lab: Using XML
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 6: Implementing Views
The students will be introduced to the different types of views available in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 which provide a convenient way to access data through a predefined query.
Lessons
Lab: Implementing Views
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 7: Implementing Stored Procedures
The students will learn the design and implementation of stored procedures to enforce business rules or data consistency, or to modify and maintain existing stored procedures written by other developers.
Lessons
Lab: Implementing Stored Procedures
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 8: Implementing Functions
The students will learn the design and implementation of user-defined functions that enforce business rules or data consistency, or to modify and maintain existing functions written by other developers.
Lessons
Lab: Implementing Functions
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 9: Implementing Managed Code in the Database
The students will learn to use managed code to implement database objects, such as stored procedures, user-defined data types, user-defined functions, and triggers.
Lessons
Lab: Implementing Managed Code in the Database
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 10: Managing Transactions and Locks
The students will learn to use transactions and SQL Server locking mechanisms to meet the performance and data integrity requirements of their applications.
Lessons
Lab: Managing Transactions and Locks
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 11: Using Service Broker
The students will learn to use Service Broker to create secure, reliable, and scalable applications.
Lessons
Lab: Using Service Broker
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Before attending this course, students must have:
After completing this course, students will be able to:
This course is intended for IT Professionals who administer and maintain SQL Server databases.