50401 Designing and Optimizing Database Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2008

Students will gain the knowledge and skills that IT Professionals need to design, optimize, and maintain SQL Server 2008 database.

Lesson 1: Designing a Conceptual Database Model

• Overview of Database Design
• Gathering Database Requirements
• Creating a Conceptual Database Design
• Overview of Entity Framework
• Lab : Designing a Conceptual Database Model

Lesson 2: Designing a Logical Database Model

• Guidelines for Building a Logical Database Model
• Planning for OLTP Activity
• Evaluating Logical Models
• Lab : Designing a Logical Database Model

Lesson 3: Designing a Physical Database Modell

• Specifying Database Object Naming Standards
• Converting a Logical Database Model into a Physical Database Model

Lesson 4: Designing Databases for Optimal Performance

• Guidelines for Designing Indexes
• Designing a Partitioning Strategy
• Designing a Plan Guide
• Designing Scalable Databases
• Lab : Designing Databases for Optimal Performance

Lesson 5: Designing Security for SQL Server 2008

• 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

Lesson 6: Designing a Strategy for Database Access

• Guidelines for Designing Secure Data Access
• Designing Views
• Designing Stored Procedures
• Designing User-Defined Functions
• Lab : Designing a Strategy for Database Access

Lesson 7: Designing Queries for Optimal Performance

• Considerations for Optimizing Queries for Performance
• Refactoring Cursors into Queries
• Extending Set-Based Operations
• Lab : Designing Queries for Optimal Performance

Lesson 8: Designing a Transaction and Concurrency Strategy

• Guidelines for Defining Transactions
• Defining Isolation Levels
• Guidelines for Designing a Resilient Transaction Strategy
• Lab : Designing a Transaction and Concurrency Strategy

Lesson 9: Designing an XML Strategy

• Designing XML Storage
• Designing a Data Conversion Strategy
• Designing an XML Query Strategy
• Lab : Designing an XML Strategy

Lesson 10: Designing SQL Server 2008 Components

• 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

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