Microsoft SQL

5 days

COURSE SYLLABUS

Introduction to databases and SQL (Structured Query Language)

On the first day delegates will learn about the basic structure and history of relational databases. Delegates will then understand what SQL is and how it used with a relational database.

Overview of Relational Database Concepts
What is a relational database management system?
Databases! Why do we need them?
Relational Database Structures
Brief overview of typical databases: Microsoft Access and SQL Server
Introduction to SQL:
Overview of SQL (Structured Query Language)
Database building blocks: Tables, Columns, Primary key, Foreign Keys, Data Types, Indexes
Building a database
Creating tables and columns
Building tables with CREATE TABLE
Altering tables with ALTER TABLE
How to add columns to existing tables
How to add a Primary Key
How to add a Foreign Key
Adding a Data Type to a Table
How to improve performance with Indexes
Selecting Data: The SELECT statement
Setting Criteria using WHERE Clause
Inserting into a Table: The INSERT Statement
Updating a Table: The UPDATE Statement
Modifying a Table structure with ALTER Statement
Deleting from a Table: The DELETE Statement
Removing a table with DROP statement

Manipulating Data

How to add Table Row with INSERT
How to change rows with UPDATE
How to remove row with DELETE
Filtering Data
Having Clause
Order By
Joining Database Tables
Overview of Table Joins
Table Aliases
Inner Joins
Outer Joins
Self Joins
Other Joins
Cross Joins
Full Outer joins
Aggregation and Grouping
Summarizing and Grouping Data

Functions, Subqueries and Aggregated Data

Overview of SQL Functions
Creating Functions
Working with Subqueries
SUM, AVG, MIN, MAX
Ways to count
Group By Clause
Filtering data using the Having Clause
Overview of Subqueries
Basic Subqueries
String Functions

Understanding views & performing analytics with functions

Date and Time Functions
Text Functions
NULL Functions
Overview of Stored Procedures
Creating Stored Procedures
Passing Parameters
Basic Variables
Creating and Understanding Views
Understanding Triggers & Cursors
Creating Unions

Transactions and Concurrency and Programmable Objects

Introduction to Transactions
Transaction Control
Controlling transactions with COMMIT command and ROLLBACK command
Using BEGIN TRANSACTION in SQL SERVER
Properties of Transactions
Locks and Blocking
Isolation Levels
Deadlocks
Variables
Cursors
Temporary Tables
Dynamic SQL
Error Handling

SQL SERVER Transactions and Concurrency and Programmable Objects Part 2

General Architecture
Memory Architecture
Data File Architecture
Log File Architecture
Management Studio
Creating Data Warehouse
Login Database
Create Database
Select Database
Drop Database
Creating Backups
Restoring Databases
Create Users
Assign Permissions
Monitor Database
Services – Start Services & Stop Services
Ha Technologies
Reporting Services
Execution Plans
Integration Services
Sql Server Analysis Services