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SQL Server 2008 Comprehensive Introduction
You Will Learn How To
  • Build and manage SQL Server 2008 databases
  • Retrieve and manipulate data with SQL queries
  • Integrate SQL Server with .NET, Microsoft Office, and XML
  • Secure and monitor databases with Management Studio
  • Replicate data over multiple servers with merge replication
  • Transform data into strategic information using Business Intelligence processes

 

Course Benefits

SQL Server 2008 offers a progressive and powerful way to manage your organization's information. A robust and scalable enterprise solution, SQL Server 2008 extends the features of SQL Server 2005 and improves application development time and cost management. This hands-on course provides a solid foundation on which to build essential SQL Server development and administrative skills, including creating databases, generating Transact-SQL statements, implementing security and replicating data over multiple servers.

 

Who Should Attend

Those who are new to Microsoft SQL Server. Familiarity with relational databases is helpful.

 

Hands-On Training

Throughout the course, you gain extensive experience with SQL Server 2008. Practical exercises include:

  • Installing SQL Server 2008
  • Creating tables and constraints
  • Manipulating data with SQL
  • Integrating SQL Server with Office
  • Securing access to SQL Server from intruders
  • Backing up databases to prevent disasters with the Maintenance Plan Wizard
  • Replicating data between multiple servers
  • Rendering a report to Excel

 

Getting Started with SQL Server 2008
Overview of SQL Server architecture
  • Fundamentals of relational databases
  • Client/server model
SQL Server 2008 editions
  • Standard
  • Enterprise
  • Workgroup
  • Express
  • Compact
  • Developer
SQL Server components and tools
  • SQL Server Management Studio
  • Management reports
  • Business Intelligence Development Studio
  • SQL Server Agent
  • Database engine
Constructing the Database
Creating a database
  • Choosing files and directories
  • Allocating file size and growth parameters
  • Implementing database schemas
Designing tables
  • Analyzing various datatypes
  • Defining column attributes
  • Indexing tables with Management Studio
  • Adding, deleting or changing columns
Protecting data with constraints
  • Enforcing uniqueness with primary key constraints
  • Check constraints to validate conditions
  • Building relationships with foreign keys
Server-Side Programming
Data retrieval with Transact-SQL
  • Leveraging Query Designer to construct SQL statements
  • Writing multiple table join queries
  • Aggregating data for business analysis
Modifying data
  • Adding new rows with the INSERT command
  • Changing targeted data with UPDATE
  • Deleting specific rows
Programming constructs
  • Writing stored procedures for performance and productivity
  • Capturing change events with triggers
  • Simplifying data access with user-defined functions
Integrating with Client Applications
Exploiting .NET capabilities
  • Creating a .NET CLR component
  • Installing an assembly
Interacting with Microsoft Office
  • Pulling data from SQL Server into Excel
  • Upsizing an Access database to SQL Server
Leveraging XML features
  • Retrieving data in XML form
  • Storing XML documents
Administering SQL Server 2008
Securing the database infrastructure
  • Controlling access to SQL Server
  • Granting or revoking permissions
  • Defining roles and user memberships
Running the Maintenance Plan Wizard
  • Automating backups by scheduling jobs
  • Checking database integrity and defragmenting data
  • Notifying operators via e-mail
Monitoring SQL Server activity
  • Viewing locks and queries
  • Requesting management reports with Management Studio
Sharing Data through Replication
Defining the replication architecture
  • Snapshot
  • Transactional
  • Merge replication
  • Choosing a replication strategy
Configuring merge replication
  • Distributing published data
  • Subscribing to a publication
Business Intelligence Components
Transforming data with Integration Services
  • Importing and exporting files
  • Moving and denormalizing data into a data warehouse
Producing information with Analysis Services
  • Building multidimensional cubes
  • Predicting trends with data mining
Information delivery with Reporting Services
  • Designing reports quickly with the Report Wizard
  • Deploying reports to a Report Server for centralized access

 

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