SQL Server Certification | SQL Certification

Introduction

This course is intended for SQL Server 2008 Database Administrators who wish to build on their basic administration skills. Individuals will learn how to manage multiple SQL Server deployments and implement some of the more advanced administration and management services.

Pre-Requisites

• Individuals attending this course should have SQL Server 2008 Administration knowledge.

Who Should Attend?

• SQL Server 2008 Database Administrators are recommended to attend this course.

Course Outline

DBA Maintenance Tasks

• Manage Services
• Maintain Security
• User Account Management
• Linked Server Management
• Impersonation
• Index Maintenance
• CHECKDB
• Suspect Pages
• Performance & Tuning
• Checking Log Files
• Data File Maintenance
• Shrinking Databases and Data Files
• Automatic v Manual
• Data Purging
• Database Maintenance Plans
• Maintain Database Integrity
• Updating & Creating Index & Column Statistics
• Automatic v Manual Update
• Enabling and Disabling Indexes
• Rebuilding and Re-organizing Indexes
• Database Engine Tuning Advisor
• Manage Collations
• Index Types
• Spatial
• Clustered/Non-Clustered
• XML
• Filtered
• Include

Command Line Administration Tools

• Using Powershell
• Using sqlcmd

Advanced Database Design

• Partitioning
• Partitioned Tables
• Partitioned Indexes
• Sparse Columns
• Row/Page Compression
• Enabling Filestream Support
• Implementing Full Text Indexing
• Implementing Transparent Database Encryption(TDE)
• Creating Database Snapshots

Transferring Data

• Overview of Data Transfer
• bcp utility
• BULK INSERT
• OPENROWSET
• Import & Export Wizards
• Introduction to SQL Server Integration Services

Implementing Replication

• Overview of Replication
• Managing Publications and Subscriptions
• Configuring Replication in Some Common Scenarios

Advanced Monitoring of SQL Server

• Monitoring with DDL Triggers
• Logon Triggers
• Using Event Notifications

Performance Tuning Services

• Profiler
• Performance Monitor
• Dynamic Management Views
• Using Resource Governor
• Performance Studio
• Data Collector

Policy-Based Management

• Using Policy-Based Management

Implementing Service Broker

• A sample application

High Availability

• Database Mirroring
• Log Shipping
• Clustering