This three-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to provision a Microsoft SQL Server 2016 database. The course covers SQL Server 2016 provision both on-premise and in Azure, and covers installing from new and migrating from an existing install.
Target audience:
The primary audience for this course is individuals who administer and maintain SQL Server databases. These individuals perform database administration and maintenance as their primary area of responsibility, or work in environments where databases play a key role in their primary job.
The secondary audiences for this course are individuals who develop applications that deliver content from SQL Server databases.
Prerequisities:
basic knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system and its core functionality;
working knowledge of Transact-SQL;
working knowledge of relational databases;
some experience with database design.
Program:
Module 1: SQL Server Components
This module describes the various SQL Server components and versions.
Module 2: Installing SQL Server
This modules describes the process to install SQL Server 2016.
Module 3: Upgrading SQL Server to SQL Server 2017
This module describes the process for upgrading to SQL Server 2017.
Module 4: Working with Databases
This module describes the preinstalled system databases, the physical structure of databases and the most common configuration options related to them.
Module 5: Performing Database Maintenance
This module covers database maintenance plans.
Module 6: Database Storage Options
Describe SQL Server storage options.
Module 7: Planning to Deploy SQL Server on Microsoft Azure
This module describes how to plan to deploy SQL Server on Azure.
Module 8: Migrating Databases to Azure SQL Database
This module describes how to migrate databases to Azure SQL Database.
Module 9: Deploying SQL Server on a Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine
This module describes how to deploy SQL Server on Microsoft Azure VMs.
Module 10: Managing databases in the Cloud
This module describes how to manage SQL Server on Azure.