About This Course
This three-day instructor-led course is aimed at people looking to move into a database professional role or whose job role is expanding to encompass database elements. The course describes fundamental database concepts including database types, database languages, and database designs.
Audience Profile
The primary audience for this course is people who are moving into a database role, or whose role has expanded to include database technologies.
Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction to databases
This module introduces key database concepts in the context of SQL Server.
Lessons
- Introduction to relational databases
- Other types of databases
- Data analysis
- Database languages
Lab: Querying SQL Server
Module 2: Data Modelling
This module describes data modelling techniques.
Lessons
- Data modelling
- ANSI/SPARC database model
- Entity relationship modelling
Lab: Entity relationship modelling
Module 3: Normalization
This module describes normalization and denormalization techniques.
Lessons
- Why normalizes data?
- Normalization terms
- Levels of normalization
- Denormalization
Lab: Normalizing raw data
Module 4: Relationships
This module describes relationship types and effects in database design.
Lessons
- Schema mapping
- Referential integrity
Lab: Designing relationships
Module 5: Performance
This module introduces the effects of database design on performance.
Lessons
- Indexing
- Query performance
- Concurrency
Lab: Query performance
Module 6: Database Objects
This module introduces commonly used database objects.
Lessons
- Tables
- Views
- Stored procedures
- Other database objects
Lab: Using SQL Server in a hybrid cloud
