Sviluppatori e amministratori di database che si occupano della implementazione di un database SQL Server.

Per partecipare con profitto a questo corso è necessario che gli allievi possiedano i seguenti prerequisiti:

conoscenza di base dei sistemi operativi Windows e delle loro funzionalità core;

esperienza di lavoro con il linguaggio Transact-SQL;

esperienza di lavoro con i database relazionali.

Module 1: Introduction to Database Development

This module is used to introduce the entire SQL Server platform and its major tools. It will cover editions, versions, basics of network listeners, and concepts of services and service accounts.

Module 2: Designing and Implementing Tables

This modules describes the design and implementation of tables. (Note: partitioned tables are not covered).

Module 3: Advanced Table Designs

This module describes more advanced table designs.

Module 4: Ensuring Data Integrity through Constraints

This module describes the design and implementation of constraints.

Module 5: Introduction to Indexes

This module describes the concept of an index and discusses selectivity, density and statistics. It covers appropriate data type choices and choices around composite index structures.

Module 6: Designing Optimized Index Strategies

This module includes covering indexes and the INCLUDE clause, hints, padding / fillfactor, statistics. It also execution plans and the DTE Lessons.

Module 7: Columnstore Indexes

This module introduces Columnstore indexes.

Module 8: Designing and Implementing Views

This module describes the design and implementation of views.

Module 9: Designing and Implementing Stored Procedures

This module describes the design and implementation of stored procedures.

Module 10: Designing and Implementing User-Defined Functions

This module describes the design and implementation of functions, both scalar and table-valued. (Also discusses where they can lead to performance issues).

Module 11: Responding to Data Manipulation via Triggers

This module describes the design and implementation of triggers.

Module 12: Using In-Memory Tables

This module covers the creation of in-memory tables and native stored procedures. Furthermore, advantages of in-memory tables are discussed, for example the removal of transaction blocking

Module 13: Implementing Managed Code in SQL Server

This module describes the implementation of and target use-cases for SQL CLR integration.

Module 14: Storing and Querying XML Data in SQL Server

This module covers the XML data type, schema collections, typed and un-typed columns and appropriate use cases for XML in SQL Server.

Module 15: Working with SQL Server Spatial Data

This module describes spatial data and how this data can be implemented within SQL Server.