Designing and Optimizing Database Solutions with Microsoft SQL
Server 2008
About this Course
This five-day instructor-led course provides the knowledge and
skills that IT Professionals need to design, optimize, and maintain
SQL Server 2008 database.
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Audience Profile
The audience of this course is developers who implement database
solutions or perform development utilizing the programming features
and functionality of SQL Server. Students taking this course are
expected to have three or more years of experience working on
databases for two or more of the following phases in the product
lifecycle - design, development, deployment, optimization,
maintenance, or support. They should possess a four-year college
degree, BS or BA, in the computer field. The students should have
experience in the following areas:
- Developing databases
- Writing Transact-SQL queries
- Designing, implementing and troubleshooting programming
objects
- Doing database performance tuning and optimization
- Designing databases at both the conceptual and logical
levels
- Implementing databases at the physical level
- Designing and troubleshooting the data access layer of an
application
- Gathering business requirements
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Design a database design strategy
- Design a database for optimal performance
- Design security for a database
- Design programming objects
- Design queries for performance
- Design a transaction and concurrency strategy
- Design an XML strategy
Course Outline
Module 1: Designing a Conceptual Database
Model
This module explains the guidelines for designing a conceptual
database model with a systematic perspective. A systematic approach
involves formulating your database design process, following
guidelines on how to gather and document database requirements, and
following best practices when formulating a conceptual design.
Finally, you will learn the guidelines for using Entity
Framework.
Lessons
- Overview of Database Design
- Gathering Database Requirements
- Creating a Conceptual Database Design
- Overview of Entity Framework
Lab : Designing a Conceptual Database Model
- Formulating a Conceptual Database Design
- Creating a Conceptual Database Design
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Explain the key steps in the database design process.
- Gather database requirements.
- Describe the guidelines for creating a conceptual database
design.
- Explain the guidelines for creating a conceptual database
design by using the Entity Framework.
Module 2: Designing a Logical Database
Model
This module explains the best practices followed when you build
a new logical database model. You will also learn the guidelines
for normalization when designing an OLTP model and when designing a
data warehouse database. Finally, you will learn to evaluate the
existing logical model of a database.
Lessons
- Guidelines for Building a Logical Database Model
- Planning for OLTP Activity
- Evaluating Logical Models
Lab : Designing a Logical Database Model
- Creating a Logical Database Model
- Normalizing the Logical Database Model
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Explain the guidelines for building a logical database
model.
- Plan for OLTP activity.
- Evaluate Logical models.
Module 3: Designing a Physical Database
Model
This module explains the guidelines to be followed when
designing physical database objects and constraints. The module
also covers the best practices for designing database tables and
for designing data integrity.
Lessons
- Selecting Data Types
- Designing Database Tables
- Designing Data Integrity
Lab : Designing a Physical Database Model
- Specifying Database Object Naming Standards
- Converting a Logical Database Model into a Physical Database
Model
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Design column data types.
- Design database tables.
- Design data integrity.
Module 4: Designing Databases for Optimal
Performance
This module explains the considerations for designing indexes.
The module also covers the guidelines for designing scalable
databases, and choosing additional optimization techniques,
including designing for plan guide and partition.
Lessons
- Guidelines for Designing Indexes
- Designing a Partitioning Strategy
- Designing a Plan Guide
- Designing Scalable Databases
Lab : Designing Databases for Optimal
Performance
- Applying Optimization Techniques
- Creating Plan Guides
- Designing a Partitioning Strategy
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Design indexes.
- Design a partitioning strategy.
- Design a plan guide.
- Design scalable databases.
Module 5: Designing Security for SQL Server
2008
This module explains the best practices to be followed when
designing for security in a database. The module will cover the
guidelines for designing security for identity and access control,
SQL development, database deployment. Finally, this module explains
the guidelines for designing secure operations.
Lessons
- Exploring Security in SQL Server 2008
- Implementing Identity and Access Control
- Guidelines for Secure Development in SQL Server 2008
- Guidelines for Secure Deployment of SQL Server 2008
- Guidelines for Secure Operations
Lab : Designing Security for SQL Server
2008
- Designing Secure Development
- Implementing Secure Operations
- Copying an Unencrypted Database
- Implementing Transparent Data Encryption
- Attempting to Copy an Encrypted Database
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Explore different aspects of security in SQL Server 2008.
- Implement Identity and Access Control.
- Describe the guidelines for Secure development in SQL Server
2008.
- Describe the guidelines for secure deployment of SQL Server
2008.
- Describe the guidelines for secure operations.
Module 6: Designing a Strategy for Database
Access
This module explains the best practices to be followed when
designing a database access strategy. The module will cover the
guidelines for designing views, stored procedures, and user defined
function. Finally, this module explains the guidelines for CLR
development.
Lessons
- Guidelines for Designing Secure Data Access
- Designing Views
- Designing Stored Procedures
- Designing User-Defined Functions
Lab : Designing a Strategy for Database
Access
- Designing Security for Data Retrieval Objects
- Designing Data Retrieval Objects
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the guidelines for designing secure data access.
- Design views.
- Design T-SQL stored procedures.
- Design user-defined functions.
Module 7: Designing Queries for Optimal
Performance
This module will explain the considerations for optimizing and
tuning queries to improve performance. The module will cover the
design considerations to refactor cursors into queries.
Lessons
- Considerations for Optimizing Queries for Performance
- Refactoring Cursors into Queries
- Extending Set-Based Operations
Lab : Designing Queries for Optimal
Performance
- Optimizing Query Performance
- Refactoring Cursors into Queries
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Explain the considerations for optimizing queries for
performance.
- Refactor cursors into queries.
- Explain Set-Based Operations.
Module 8: Designing a Transaction and Concurrency
Strategy
This module describes considerations and guidelines for defining
a transaction strategy for a solution. It also shows the guidelines
to specify isolation levels for data stores.
Lessons
- Guidelines for Defining Transactions
- Defining Isolation Levels
- Guidelines for Designing a Resilient Transaction Strategy
Lab : Designing a Transaction and Concurrency
Strategy
- Determining the Database Isolation Level
- Determining the Order of Object Access
- Designing Transactions
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the guidelines for defining transactions.
- Define isolation levels.
- Describe the guidelines for designing a resilient transaction
strategy.
Module 9: Designing an XML Strategy
This module describes the guidelines to design XML techniques.
This module will cover the design considerations for XML storage,
XQuery, XPath, and FOR XML clause. Finally, this module will cover
the considerations for converting data between XML and relational
formats.
Lessons
- Designing XML Storage
- Designing an XML Query Strategy
- Designing a Data Conversion Strategy
Lab : Designing an XML Strategy
- Designing an XML Data Storage Model
- Converting Data Between XML and Relational Forms
After completing this module, students will be able
to:
- Design XML storage.
- Design an XML query strategy.
- Design data conversion between XML and Relational forms.
Module 10: Designing SQL Server 2008
Components
This module provides an overview of SQL Server 2008 architecture
and the various considerations for choosing SQL Server components
to be included in a solution. The module will also cover the
considerations for designing service broker and full text
search.
Lessons
- Overview of SQL Server 2008 Components
- Designing a Service Broker Architecture
- Designing the Service Broker Data Flow
- Designing the Service Broker Availability
- Exploring Full-Text Search
- Designing a Full-Text Search Strategy
Lab : Designing SQL Server 2008 Components
- Analyzing the Organizational Needs
- Designing a Service Broker Solution Model
- Designing a Detailed Service Broker Solution
- Implementing the Service Broker Solution
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Examine the SQL Server 2008 architecture.
- Design a Service Broker architecture.
- Design the Service Broker data flow.
- Explore full-text search.
- Design a full-text search strategy.
Before attending this course, students must
have:
- Working knowledge of data storage. Specifically, they should
know about row layout, fixed length field placement and varying
length field placement.
- Knowledge about index structures and index utilization.
Specifically, they must understand the interaction between
non-clustered indexes, clustered indexes and heaps. They must know
why a covering index can improve performance.
- Hands-on database developer experience. Specifically, they
should have three years of experience as a full-time database
developer in an enterprise environment.
- Knowledge about the locking model. Specifically, students
should have an understanding of lock modes, lock objects and
isolation levels and be familiar with process blocking.
- Understanding of Transact-SQL syntax and programming logic.
Specifically, students should be completely fluent in advanced
queries, aggregate queries, subqueries, user-defined functions,
cursors, control of flow statements, CASE expressions, and all
types of joins.
- Knowledge about the trade offs when backing out of the fully
normalized design and designing for performance and business
requirements in addition to being familiar with design models, such
as Star and Snowflake schemas. They should be able to design a
database to third normal form (3NF).
- Strong monitoring and troubleshooting skills, including usage
of monitoring tools.
- Basic knowledge of the operating system and platform. That is,
how the operating system integrates with the database, what the
platform or operating system can do, and how interaction between
the operating system and the database works.
- Basic knowledge of application architecture. That is, how
applications can be designed in three layers, what applications can
do, how interaction between the application and the database works,
and how the interaction between the database and the platform or
operating system works.
- Knowledge of using a data modeling tool.
- Knowledge of SQL Server 2005 features, tools, and
technologies.
- Have a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Microsoft SQL
Server 2005 credential - or equivalent experience.
In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that
students have completed:
- Course 2779, Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Database.
- Course 2780, Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Database.