This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to upgrade their 2005 skills to SQL Server 2008.

Doelgroep

This course is intended for experienced SQL Server 2005 developers and database administrators who want to upgrade their skills to SQL Server 2008.

Voorkennis

Before attending this course, students must have experience developing or administering SQL Server 2005 databases.

Module 1: Introduction to SQL Server 2008

• The Evolution of SQL Server
• Preparing for SQL Server 2008

Module 2: SQL Server 2008 Manageability Enhancements

• Configuration Servers
• Policy-Based Management

Module 3: SQL Server 2008 Performance Enhancements

• Managing Workloads with Resource Governor
• Monitoring Performance with the Data Collector
• Managing Performance with Plan Freezing

Module 4: SQL Server 2008 Security Enhancements

• Encrypting Databases
• Auditing All Actions

Module 5: SQL Server 2008 Database Development Enhancements

• Developer Tool Enhancements
• Data Type Enhancements
• Working with Spatial Data

Module 6: SQL Server 2008 Availability Enhancements

• Always On Technologies
• Transactional Peer-to-Peer Replication

Module 7: SQL Server 2008 Data Warehousing Enhancements

• ETL Enhancements
• Using Partitioned Tables
• Optimizing Data Storage

Module 8: SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Enhancements

• Reporting Services Architecture and Management
• Authoring Reports
• Report Processing and Rendering

Module 9: SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services Enhancements

• Multidimensional Analysis with SQL Server Analysis Services
• Data Mining with SQL Server Analysis Services