| Designing Microsoft SQL
Server 2005 Server-Side Solutions
Module 1: Selecting SQL Server Services to Support
Business Needs
This module provides an overview of SQL Server 2005 architecture
and the various considerations for choosing SQL Server services
to include in a solution. The module also describes considerations
for using the database enhancements in SQL Server 2005.
~Overview of the Built-in SQL Server Services
~ Evaluating When to Use the New SQL Server Services
~Evaluating the Use of Database Engine Enhancements
Module 2: Designing a Security Strategy
This module describes the considerations for designing a security
strategy for the various components of a SQL Server 2005 solution.
This includes considerations for choosing authentication and
authorization strategy for a solution, as well as designing
security for the solution components such as Notification
Services and Service Broker. The module also teaches students
the guidelines for designing objects to manage application
access. The module provides students with the required knowledge
to create an auditing strategy for a database solution. Finally,
the module teaches students how to manage security for multiple
development teams.
~ Overview of Authentication Modes and Authorization Strategies
~Designing a Security Strategy for Components of a SQL Server
2005 Solution
~Designing Objects to Manage Application Access
~Creating an Auditing Strategy
~Managing Multiple Development Teams Using the SQL Server
2005 Security Features
Module 3: Designing a Data Modeling Strategy
In this module, students learn the various considerations
and guidelines to define standards for storing XML data in
a solution. The module also provides the knowledge required
to design a database schema. The module provides information
about the considerations for implementing OLTP and OLAP functionality,
considerations for determining normalization levels, and considerations
for creating indexes. Finally, the module covers the various
considerations for designing a scale-out strategy for a solution.
~ Defining Standards for Storing XML Data in a Solution
~Designing a Database Solution Schema
~Designing a Scale-Out Strategy
Module 4: Designing a Transaction Strategy for a
SQL Server 2005 Solution
This module describes considerations and guidelines for defining
a transaction strategy for a solution. It also shows how to
define data behavior requirements and specify isolation levels
for data stores.
~ Defining Data Behavior Requirements
~Defining Isolation Levels
~Designing a Resilient Transaction Strategy
Module 5: Designing a Notification Services Solution
This module describes the guidelines and processes for designing
a Notification Services solution as part of an overall SQL
Server 2005 solution. It shows how to define event data and
how to store this data, how to design a subscription strategy
for a Notification Services solution, how to design a notification
strategy, and how to design a notification delivery strategy.
~Defining Event Data
~Designing a Subscription Strategy
~Designing a Notification Strategy
~Designing a Notification Delivery Strategy
Module 6: Designing a Service Broker Solution
This module describes the guidelines and processes for designing
a Service Broker solution as part of an overall SQL Server
2005 solution. It covers tasks such as designing the Service
Broker solution architecture, designing the Service Broker
data flow, and designing Service Broker solution availability.
~Designing a Service Broker Solution Architecture
~Designing Service Broker Data Flow
~Designing Service Broker Solution Availability
Module 7: Planning for Source Control, Unit Testing,
and Deployment
This module teaches the guidelines and considerations for
planning for source control, unit testing, and deployment,
during the design of a SQL Server 2005 solution. Design tasks
covered include designing a source control strategy, designing
a unit testing plan, creating a performance baseline and benchmarking
strategy, and designing a deployment strategy.
~Designing a Source Control Strategy
~Designing a Unit Test Plan
~Creating a Performance Baseline and Benchmarking Strategy
~Designing a Deployment Strategy
Module 8: Evaluating Advanced Query and XML Techniques
This module teaches students how to evaluate queries using
the advanced query and XML techniques, which students might
require when designing a SQL Server 2005 solution. Query tasks
include evaluating common table expressions, pivot queries,
and ranking techniques. XML tasks include defining standards
for storing XML data, evaluating the use of XQuery, and creating
a strategy for converting data between XML and relational
formats.
~Evaluating Common Table Expressions
~Evaluating Pivot Queries
~Evaluating Ranking Queries
~Overview of XQuery
~Overview of Strategies for Converting Data Between XML and
Relational Formats
Designing the Data Tier for a Microsoft
SQL Server 2005
Module-1 Choosing Data Access Technologies and an
Object Model
This module explains how to choose data access technologies
and an object model to support an organization's business
needs.
~Introduction to Data Access Technologies
~Choosing Technologies for Accessing Data
~Building a Data Access Layer
~Designing Data Access from SQL Common Language Runtime (CLR)
Objects
~Available Data Object Models for Administering SQL Server
Module-2 Designing an Exception Handling Strategy
This module describes the various types of exceptions that
can occur in a database system, how to capture them, and how
to manage them appropriately.
~Exception Types and Their Purposes
~Detecting Exceptions
~Managing Exceptions
Module 3: Choosing a Cursor Strategy
This session describes when cursors are appropriate and how
to use them to optimize the use of system resources.
~Common Scenarios for Row-Based vs. Set-Based Operations
~Selecting Appropriate Server-Side Cursors
~Selecting Appropriate Client-Side Cursors
Module 4: Designing Query Strategies Using Multiple
Active Result Sets
This module describes when Multiple Active Result
Sets (MARS) can improve application response time and user
satisfaction.
~Introduction to MARS
~Designing Query Strategies for Multiple Reads
~Designing Query Strategies for Mixing Reads and Writes in
the Same Connection
~Concurrency Considerations When Using MARS
Module 5: Designing Caching Strategies for Database
Applications
This module describes how to optimize system resources by
caching data and objects in the appropriate layers.
~Why Caching Is Important
~Data and Query Caching in SQL Server 2005
~Using Caching Technologies Outside of SQL Server
~Custom Caching Techniques
Module 6: Designing a Scalable Data Tier for Database
Applications
This module describes how to assess scalability needs and
design the best architecture to scale the system to meet those
needs.
~Identifying the Need to Scale
~Scaling Database Applications to Avoid Concurrency Contention
~Scaling SQL Server Database Systems
~Scaling Database Applications Using a Service-Oriented Architecture
~Improving Availability and Scalability by Scaling Out Front-End
Systems
Tuning and Optimizing Queries using Microsoft
SQL Server 2005
Module 1: Measuring Database Performance
This module provides students with an opportunity to measure
database performance and identify database performance bottlenecks.
Students will use a sample script to identify performance
and concurrency problems, capture baseline performance, and
prioritize identified problems for optimization.
~Importance of Benchmarking
~Key Measures for Query Performance: Sysmon
~Key Measures for Query Performance: Profiler
~Guidelines for Identifying Locking and Blocking
Module 2: Optimizing Physical Database Design
In this unit, students work with strategies for optimizing
physical database design. Students will optimize a database
schema using normalization, generalization, and denormalization.
~Performance Optimization Model
~Schema Optimization Strategy: Keys
~Schema Optimization Strategy: Responsible Denormalization
~Schema Optimization Strategy: Generalization
Module 3: Optimizing Queries for Performance
In this unit students experience optimizing and tuning queries
to improve performance.
~Performance Optimization Model: Queries
~What Is Query Logical Flow?
~Considerations for Using Subqueries
Module 4: Refactoring Cursors into Queries
In this unit, students will work with strategies for refactoring
cursors into queries. In the lab, students will work to optimize
a database by replacing slow iterative code with faster set-based
code.
~Performance Optimization Model: Query-Set-based solutions
~Five Steps to Building a Cursor
~Strategies for Refactoring Cursors
Module 5: Optimizing an Indexing Strategy
In this unit, students will work on optimizing indexing strategies.
Students will work with a given database to add and delete
indexes, by providing the optimum bridge between the query
and the data without any redundancies.
~Performance Optimization Model: Indexes
~Considerations for Using Indexes
~Best Uses of the Clustered Index
~Best Practices for Non-Clustered Index Design
~How to Document an Indexing Strategy
Moduel 6: Managing Concurrency
This unit provides students with the opportunity to work with
concurrency management. Students will look for concurrency
issues and then solve them by optimizing transactions and
adjusting the transaction isolation level.
~Performance Optimization Model: Locking and Blocking
~Multimedia - "How to Use Efficient Queries to Reduce
Locking and Blocking"
~Strategies to Reduce Locking and Blocking
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