Developing SQL Databases, Part 1

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Introduction to Database Development

This module introduces the entire SQL Server platform and its major tools. It will cover editions, versions, basics of network listeners, and concepts of services and service accounts.

• Introduction to the SQL Server Platform
• SQL Server Database Development Tasks

Designing and Implementing Tables

This modules describes the design and implementation of tables. (Note: partitioned tables are not covered).

• Designing Tables
• Data Types
• Working with Schemas
• Creating and Altering Tables

Ensuring Data Integrity through Constraints

This module describes the design and implementation of constraints.

• Enforcing data Integrity
• Implementing Domain Integrity
• Implementing Entity and Referential Integrity

Introduction to Indexes

An index is a collection of pages associated with a table. Indexes are used to improve the performance of queries or enforce uniqueness. Before learning to implement indexes, it is helpful to understand how they work, how effective different data types are when used within indexes, and how indexes can be constructed from multiple columns. This module discusses table structures that do not have indexes, and the different index types available in Microsoft SQL Server.

• Core Indexing Concepts
• Data Types and Indexes
• Heaps, Clustered, and Nonclustered Indexes
• Single Column and Composite Indexes

Designing Optimized Index Strategies

This module discusses advanced index topics including covering indexes, the INCLUDE clause, query hints, padding and fill factor, statistics, using DMOs, the Database Tuning Advisor, and Query Store.

• Index Strategies
• Managing Indexes
• Execution Plans
• The Database Engine Tuning Advisor
• Query Store

Designing and Implementing Views

This module describes the design and implementation of views.

• Introduction to views
• Creating and managing views
• Performance considerations for views

Designing and Implementing Stored Procedures

This module describes the design and implementation of stored procedures.

• Introduction to Stored Procedures
• Working with Stored Procedures
• Implementing Parameterized Stored Procedures
• Controlling Execution Context

Designing and Implementing User-Defined Functions

In this module, you will learn to design and implement user-defined functions (UDFs) that enforce business rules or data consistency. You will also learn how to modify and maintain existing functions.

• Overview of Functions
• Designing and Implementing Scalar Functions
• Designing and Implementing Table-Valued Functions
• Implementation Considerations for Functions
• Alternatives to Functions

Responding to Data Manipulation via Triggers

In this module, you will learn what Data Manipulation Language (DML) triggers are, how they enforce data integrity, the different types of trigger that are available to you, and how to define them in your database.

• Designing DML Triggers
• Implementing DML Triggers
• Advanced Trigger Concepts

SQL Server Concurrency

This module explains how to name, declare, assign values to, and use variables. It also describes how to store data in an array. Concurrency control is a critical feature of multiuser database systems; it allows data to remain consistent when many users are modifying data at the same time. This module covers the implementation of concurrency in Microsoft SQL Server. You will learn about how SQL Server implements concurrency controls, and the different ways you can configure and work with concurrency settings.

• Concurrency and Transactions
• Locking Internals