Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Database

This five-day instructor-led course is intended for Microsoft SQL Server database developers who are responsible for implementing a database on SQL Server 2008 R2. In this course, students learn the skills and best practices on how to use SQL Server 2008 R2 product features and tools related to implementing a database server.

 

This course is intended for IT Professionals who want to become skilled on SQL Server 2008 R2 product features and technologies for implementing a database. To be successful in this course, the student should have knowledge of basic relational database concepts and writing T-SQL queries.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

 

•Understand the product, its components, and basic configuration.

•Work with the data types supported by SQL Server.

•Design and implement tables and work with schemas.

•Design and implement views and partitioned views.

•Describe the concept of an index and determine the appropriate data type for indexes and composite index structures.

•Identify the appropriate table structures and implement clustered indexes and heaps.

•Describe and capture execution plans.

•Design and implement non-clustered indexes, covering indexes, and included columns.

•Design and implement stored procedures.

•Implement table types, table valued parameters, and the MERGE statement.

•Describe transactions, transaction isolation levels, and application design patterns for highly-concurrent applications.

•Design and implement T-SQL error handling and structured exception handling.

•Design and implement scalar and table-valued functions.

•Design and implement constraints.

•Design and implement triggers.

•Describe and implement target use cases of SQL CLR integration.

•Describe and implement XML data and schema in SQL Server.

•Use FOR XML and XPath queries.

•Describe and use spatial data types in SQL Server.

•Implement and query full-text indexes.

Before attending this course, students must have:

 

•Working knowledge of relational databases (database design skills).

•Core Windows Server skills.

•Basic knowledge of T-SQL language.

 

Module 1: Introduction to SQL Server and its Toolset

 

•Introduction to SQL Server Platform

•Working with SQL Server Tools

•Configuring SQL Server Services

•Verifying SQL Server Component Installation

•Altering Service Accounts for New Instance

•Enabling Named Pipes Protocol for Both Instances

•Creating Aliases for AdventureWorks and Proseware

•Ensuring SQL Browser is Disabled and Configure a Fixed TCP/IP Port

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•Describe the SQL Server Platform.

•Work with SQL Server Tools.

•Configure SQL Server Services.

 

Module 2: Working with Data Types

 

•Using Data Types

•Working with Character Data

•Converting Data Types

•Working with Specialized Data Types

•Choosing Appropriate Data Types

•Writing Queries With Data Type Conversions

•Designing and Creating Alias Data Types

 

Module 3: Designing and Implementing Tables

 

•Designing Tables

•Working with Schemas

•Creating and Altering Tables

•Improving the Design of Tables

•Creating a Schema

•Creating the Tables

 

Module 4: Designing and Implementing Views

 

•Introduction to Views

•Creating and Managing Views

•Performance Considerations for Views

•Designing, Implementing and Testing the WebStock Views

•Designing and Implementing the Contacts View

•Modifying the AvailableModels View

 

Module 5: Planning for SQL Server Indexing

 

•Core Indexing Concepts

•Data Types and Indexes

•Single Column and Composite Indexes

•Exploring Existing Index Statistics

•Designing Column Orders for Indexes

 

Module 6: Implementing Table Structures in SQL Server

 

•SQL Server Table Structures

•Working with Clustered Indexes

•Designing Effective Clustered Indexes

•Creating Tables as Heaps

•Creating Tables with Clustered Indexes

•Comparing the Performance of Clustered Indexes vs. Heaps

 

Module 7: Reading SQL Server Execution Plans

 

•Execution Plan Core Concepts

•Common Execution Plan Elements

•Working with Execution Plans

•Actual vs. Estimated Plans

•Identify Common Plan Elements

•Query Cost Comparison

 

Module 8: Improving Performance through Nonclustered Indexes

 

•Designing Effective Nonclustered Indexes

•Implementing Nonclustered Indexes

•Using the Database Engine Tuning Advisor

•Reviewing Nonclustered Index Usage

•Improving Nonclustered Index Designs

•Using SQL Server Profiler and Database Engine Tuning Advisor

•Nonclustered Index Design

 

Module 9: Designing and Implementing Stored Procedures

 

•Introduction to Stored Procedures

•Working With Stored Procedures

•Implementing Parameterized Stored Procedures

•Controlling Execution Context

•Creating Stored Procedures

•Creating a Parameterized Stored Procedure

•Altering the Execution Context of Stored Procedures

 

Module 10: Merging Data and Passing Tables

 

•Using the MERGE Statement

•Implementing Table Types

•Using Table Types as Parameters

•Creating a Table Type

•Using a Table Type Parameter

•Using a Table Type with MERGE

 

Module 11: Creating Highly Concurrent SQL Server Applications

 

•Introduction to Transactions

•Introduction to Locks

•Management of Locking

•Transaction Isolation Levels

•Detecting Deadlocks

•Investigating Transaction Isolation Levels

 

Module 12: Handling Errors in T-SQL Code

 

•Designing T-SQL Error Handling

•Implementing T-SQL Error Handling

•Implementing Structured Exception Handling

•Replacing @@ERROR Based Error Handling With Structured Exception Handling

•Adding Deadlock Retry Logic to the Stored Procedure

 

Module 13: Designing and Implementing User-Defined Functions

 

•Designing and Implementing Scalar Functions

•Designing and Implementing Table-valued Functions

•Implementation Considerations for Functions

•Alternatives To Functions

•Formatting Phone Numbers

•Modifying an Existing Function

•Resolving a Function-related Performance Issue

 

Module 14: Ensuring Data Integrity through Constraints

 

•Enforcing Data Integrity

•Implementing Domain Integrity

•Implementing Entity and Referential Integrity

•Designing Constraint

•Testing the Constraints

 

Module 15: Responding to Data Manipulation via Triggers

 

•Designing DML Triggers

•Implementing DML Triggers

•Advanced Trigger Concepts

•Creating the Audit Trigger

•Improving the Audit Trigger

 

Module 16: Implementing Managed Code in SQL Server

 

•Introduction to SQL CLR Integration

•Importing and Configuring Assemblies

•Implementing SQL CLR Integration

•Assessing Proposed CLR Code

•Implementing a CLR Assembly

•Implementing a CLR User-defined Aggregate and User-defined Type

 

Module 17: Storing XML Data in SQL Server

 

•Introduction to XML and XML Schemas

•Storing XML Data and Schemas in SQL Server

•Implementing the XML Data Type

•Appropriate Usage of XML Data Storage in SQL Server

•Investigating the Storage of XML Data in Variables

•Investigating the Use of XML Schema Collections

•Investigating the Creation of Database Columns Based on XML

 

Module 18: Querying XML Data in SQL Server

 

•Using the T-SQL FOR XML Statement

•Getting Started with XQuery

•Shredding XML

•Learning to Query SQL Server Data as XML

•Writing a Stored Procedure Returning XML

•Writing a Stored Procedure that Updates Using XML

 

Module 19: Working with SQL Server Spatial Data

 

•Introduction to Spatial Data

•Working with SQL Server Spatial Data Types

•Using Spatial Data in Applications

•Familiarity With Geometry Data Type

•Adding Spatial Data to an Existing Table

•Business Application of Spatial Data

 

Module 20: Working with Full-Text Indexes and Queries

 

•Introduction to Full-Text Indexing

•Implementing Full-Text Indexes in SQL Server

•Working with Full-Text Queries

•Implementing a Full-Text Index

•Implementing a Stoplist

•Creating a Stored Procedure to Implement a Full-Text Search.