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Designing Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Databases (Course Code: 2782)

Course Schedule:

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Overview:

This two-day instructor-led course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to design databases for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 using business requirements to guide their decisions (beyond structured third normal form [3NF] modelling techniques). You will also learn to incorporate security requirements throughout their design.

Who will benefit from this course?

This course is intended for current professional database developers who have three or more years of on-the-job experience developing SQL Server database solutions in an enterprise environment.

Pre-requisites

Before attending this course, you must:

have experience reading user requirements and business-need documents. For example, development project vision/mission statements or business analysis reports.
have experience reading and drawing business process flow charts.
have experience reading and drawing entity relationship (ER) diagrams.
understand Transact-SQL syntax and programming logic.
be able to design a database to 3NF and know the tradeoffs when backing out of the fully normalised design (denormalisation) and designing for performance and business requirements in addition to being familiar with design models, such as Star and Snowflake schemas.
have basic monitoring and troubleshooting skills.
have basic knowledge of the operating system and platform. That is, how the operating system integrates with the database, what the platform or operating system can do, and how interaction between the operating system and the database works.
have basic knowledge of application architecture. That is, how applications can be designed in three layers, what applications can do, how interaction between the application and the database works, and how the interaction between the database and the platform or operating system works.
be familiar with SQL Server 2005 features, tools, and technologies.
have a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 credential, or equivalent experience.

In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that you have completed:

Course 2071: Writing Queries Using Microsoft Transact-SQL
Course 2779: Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database
Course 2780: Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database

What can you expect to gain from this course?

After completing this course, you will be able to:

approach database design from a systematic perspective, gather database requirements, and formulate a conceptual design
analyse and evaluate a logical database design
apply best practices for creating a physical database design
apply best practices when designing for database scalability
design a database access strategy
use best practices to model database dependencies

Course Content:

Module 1:Approaching Database Design Systematically

This module explains how to acquire the skills to approach database design with a systematic perspective. A systematic approach involves formulating your database design process, following guidelines on how to gather and document database requirements, and following best practices when formulating a conceptual design.
Overview of Database Design
Gathering Database Requirements
Creating a Conceptual Database Design
Exercise 1: Beginning the Database Design Process
Gathering Database Requirements
Creating a Conceptual Design

Module 2:Modelling a Database at the Logical Level

This module explains the best practices followed when you build a new logical database model. You will also learn the guidelines for normalisation when designing an OLTP model and when designing a data warehouse database. Finally, you will learn to evaluate the existing logical model of a database.
Building a Logical Database Model
Designing for OLTP Activity
Designing for Data Warehousing
Evaluating Logical Models
Exercise 2: Modelling a Database at the Logical Level
Determine Entities, Attributes, Relationships, Keys, and Constraints
Normalisation and Schema Assignment

Module 3:Modelling a Database at the Physical Level

This module explains the guidelines to be followed when designing physical database objects and constraints. The module also covers the best practices for designing database security and for designing database and server options. Finally, this module covers the best practices for evaluating the physical model.
Designing Physical Database Objects
Designing Constraints
Designing for Database Security
Designing Server and Database Options
Evaluating the Physical Model
Exercise 3: Modelling a Database at the Physical Level
Specify Database Object Naming Standards
Define Tables and Columns and Choose Data Types

Module 4:Designing for Database Performance

This module explains the best practices to be followed for designing indexes. The module also covers the guidelines for planning table optimisation, and choosing additional optimisation techniques.
Designing Indexes
Planning for Table Optimisation
Planning for Database Optimisation
Exercise 4: Designing for Database Scalability
Apply Optimisation Techniques

Module 5:Designing a Database Access Strategy

This module explains the best practices to be followed when designing for secure data access. The module also covers the guidelines for designing user-defined functions. Finally, this module explains the best practices for designing stored procedures.
Designing for Secure Data Access
Designing User-Defined Functions
Designing Stored Procedures
Exercise 5: Designing a Database Access Strategy
Design data retrieval objects
Design security for data retrieval objects

Module 6:Modelling Database Dependencies

This module explains guidelines for modelling local database dependencies. This module also covers the guidelines for modelling remote database dependencies.
Modelling Local Database Dependencies
Modelling Remote Database Dependencies
Exercise 6: Modelling Database Dependencies
Design Cross-Database Access
Design Linked Servers