Microsoft SQL Server 2008: Advanced Administration

Course Overview

This course is at aimed at SQL Server 2008 database administrators who wish to build on their basic administration skills and learn how to manage multiple SQL Server deployments and implement some of the more advanced administration and management services.

This Microsoft training course will help you stay competitive, sharpen your skills and could enhance your Microsoft career prospects.

Related Courses

• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 New Features: Hands-On
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Comprehensive Introduction: Hands-On
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008: Database Administration
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Training Course UK: Comprehensive DBA & Programming Upgrade
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis & Integration Services (SSAS & SSIS) - (Business Intelligence, BI, Data Warehouse, Mining)
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services (SSRS) - (Business Intelligence, BI)
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008: Business Intelligence with SQL Server 2008 - (Microsoft, BI, SSRS, SSAS, SSIS, Data Warehouse, Mining)
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008: Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Database
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services: Hands-On
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008: Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services

Prerequisites

Delegates attending this course should have SQL Server 2008 administration knowledge up to the level provided by the "SQL Server 2008 Essential Administration Course".

Course Outline

DBA Maintenance Tasks

• Manage Services
• Maintain Security
• User Account Management
• Linked Server Management
• Impersonation
• Index Maintenance
• Index Types
• Spatial
• Clustered/Non-Clustered
• XML
• Filtered
• Include
• Updating & Creating Index & Column Statistics
• Automatic v Manual Update
• Enabling and Disabling Indexes
• Rebuilding and Re-organizing Indexes
• Database Engine Tuning Advisor
• Manage Collations
• Data File Maintenance
• Shrinking Databases and Data Files
• Automatic v Manual
• Data Purging
• Database Maintenance Plans
• Maintain Database Integrity
• CHECKDB
• Suspect Pages
• Performance & Tuning
• Checking Log Files

Command Line Administration Tools

• Using Powershell
• Using sqlcmd

Advanced Database Design

• Partitioning
• Partitioned Tables
• Partitioned Indexes
• Sparse Columns
• Row/Page Compression
• Enabling Filestream Support
• Implementing Full Text Indexing
• Implementing Transparent Database Encryption(TDE)
• Creating Database Snapshots

Transferring Data

• Overview of Data Transfer
• bcp utility
• BULK INSERT
• OPENROWSET
• Import & Export Wizards
• Introduction to SQL Server Integration Services

Implementing Replication

• Overview of Replication
• Managing Publications and Subscriptions
• Configuring Replication in Some Common Scenarios

Advanced Monitoring of SQL Server

• Monitoring with DDL Triggers
• Logon Triggers
• Using Event Notifications

Performance Tuning Services

• Profiler
• Performance Monitor
• Dynamic Management Views
• Using Resource Governor
• Performance Studio
• Data Collector

Policy-Based Management

• Using Policy-Based Management

Implementing Service Broker

• A sample application

High Availability

• Database Mirroring
• Log Shipping
• Clustering