Developing Microsoft ® SQL Server ® Databases

Course details

This course introduces SQL Server 2014 and describes logical table design, indexing and query plans. It also focusses on the creation of database objects including views, stored procedures, along with parameters, and functions.

Course Outline

1 - Introduction to Database Development

• Introduction to the SQL Server Platform
• Working with SQL Server Tools
• Configuring SQL Server Services
• Lab : Introduction to Database Development

2 - Designing and Implementing Tables

• Designing Tables
• Working with Schemas
• Creating and Altering Tables
• Lab : Designing and Implementing Tables

3 - Ensuring Data Integrity through Constraints

• Enforcing Data Integrity
• Implementing Domain Integrity
• Implementing Entity and Referential Integrity
• Lab : Ensuring Data Integrity through Constraints

4 - Introduction to Indexing

• Core Indexing Concepts
• Single Column and Composite Indexes
• SQL Server Table Structures
• Working with Clustered Indexes

5 - Advanced Indexing

• Execution Plan Core Concepts
• Common Execution Plan Elements
• Working with Execution Plans
• Designing Effective Nonclustered Indexes
• Performance Monitoring
• Lab : Planning for SQL Server 2014 Indexing

6 - Columnstore Indexes

• Columnstore Indexes
• Best Practices for Columnstore Indexes
• Lab : Using In-Memory Database Capabilities

7 - Designing and Implementing Views

• Introduction to Views
• Creating and Managing Views
• Performance Considerations for Views
• Lab : Designing and Implementing Views

8 - Designing and Implementing Stored Procedures

• Introduction to Stored Procedures
• Working With Stored Procedures
• Implementing Parameterized Stored Procedures
• Controlling Execution Context
• Lab : Designing and Implementing Stored Procedures

9 - Designing and Implementing User-Defined Functions

• Overview of Functions
• Designing and Implementing Scalar Functions
• Designing and Implementing Table-Valued Functions
• Implementation Considerations for Functions
• Alternatives to Functions
• Lab : Designing and Implementing User-Defined Functions

10 - Responding to Data Manipulation via Triggers

• Designing DML Triggers
• Implementing DML Triggers
• Advanced Trigger Concepts
• Lab : Responding to Data Manipulation via Triggers

11 - Using In-Memory Tables

• Memory-Optimized Tables
• Native Stored Procedures
• Lab : Using In-Memory Database Capabilities

12 - Implementing Managed Code in SQL Server

• Introduction to SQL CLR Integration
• Importing and Configuring Assemblies
• Implementing SQL CLR Integration
• Lab : Implementing Managed Code in SQL Server

13 - Storing and Querying XML Data in SQL Server

• Introduction to XML and XML Schemas
• Storing XML Data and Schemas in SQL Server
• Implementing the XML Data Type
• Using the T-SQL FOR XML Statement
• Getting Started with XQuery
• Shredding XML
• Lab : Storing and Querying XML Data in SQL Server

14 - Working with SQL Server Spatial Data

• Introduction to Spatial Data
• Working with SQL Server Spatial Data Types
• Using Spatial Data in Applications
• Lab : Working with SQL Server Spatial Data

Target Audience: The primary audience for this course is IT Professionals who want to become skilled on SQL Server 2014 product features and technologies for implementing a database.

Related Certifications:

• Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE): Data Platform

Related Exams:

• Developing Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases