Introducing SQL Server 2012
•Overview of the SQL Server suite of products •Fundamentals of the relational
database engine •Benefits of the Business Intelligence
•stack SQL Server components and tools
•SQL Server Agent and Management Studio •Integration Services
•Analysis Services
•Reporting Services
•Data Quality Services
•Master Data Services
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Administering SQL Server Databases
Executing the Maintenance Plan Wizard
•Defragmenting data and checking database integrity •Improving performance by
rebuilding indexes |
Building the Database
Constructing a relational database
•Choosing optimal file size and growth parameters •Working with database schemas |
Administering SQL Server Databases
Executing the Maintenance Plan Wizard
•Defragmenting data and checking database integrity •Improving performance by
rebuilding indexes |
Defining tables
•Specifying appropriate datatypes
•Indexing tables with Management Studio
•Adding, modifying or removing columns |
Automating administrative tasks
•Scheduling repeating jobs
•Implementing a backup strategy |
Safeguarding data with constraints
•Enforcing uniqueness through primary key constraints •Validating conditions
with check constraints
•Protecting relationships with foreign keys
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Monitoring SQL Server resources
•Displaying current activity and expensive queries •Running reports with
Management Studio
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Leveraging Server Programmability
Retrieving data with Transact-SQL
•Employing Query Designer to construct select statements
•Analyzing data for aggregate functions
•Retrieving data as an XML document |
Securing the database infrastructure
•Authenticating SQL Server and Windows logins •Assigning users to database and
server roles
•Granting or revoking permissions |
Modifying data with SQL commands
•Inserting new rows into tables
•Updating targeted data
•Deleting specific rows |
Integrating External Applications
Connecting to Microsoft Office
•Pulling data from SQL Server into Excel
•Creating a front-end interface with Access |
Developing programming constructs
•Creating stored procedures for productivity
•Writing user-defined functions to simplify queries •Deploying triggers to
capture change events |
Transferring business information
•Importing and exporting data from text files
•Migrating an Access database to SQL Server |
Implementing Business Intelligence
•Solutions Extracting data with Integration Services •Transforming and cleaning
data Loading data into a data warehouse |
Information delivery with Reporting Services
•Designing reports quickly with the Report Builder •Deploying reports for
centralized access |
Aggregating data with Analysis Services
•Building multidimensional cubes Predicting trends with data mining
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Developing a Business Intelligence strategy
•Leveraging SharePoint, Excel and PowerPivot •Transferring data into knowledge
with BI functionality |