Module 1: Introduction to SQL Server and its Toolset This module introduces you to the entire SQL Server platform and its major tools. This module also covers editions, versions, basics of network listeners, and concepts of services and service accounts. o Introduction to SQL Server Platform o Working with SQL Server Tools o Configuring SQL Server Services Module 2: Working with Data Types This module describes the data types supported by SQL Server and how to work with them. o Using Data Types o Working with Character Data o Converting Data Types o Working with Specialized Data Types Module 3: Designing and Implementing Tables This module describes the design and implementation of tables. o Designing Tables o Working with Schemas o Creating and Altering Tables Module 4: Designing and Implementing Views This module describes the design and implementation of views. o Introduction to Views o Creating and Managing Views o Performance Considerations for Views Module 5: Planning for SQL Server Indexing This module describes the concept of an index and discusses selectivity, density, and statistics. It covers appropriate data type choices and choices around composite index structures. o Core Indexing Concepts o Data Types and Indexes o Single Column and Composite Indexes Module 6: Implementing Table Structures in SQL Server This module covers clustered indexes and heaps. o SQL Server Table Structures o Working with Clustered Indexes o Designing Effective Clustered Indexes Module 7: Reading SQL Server Execution Plans This module introduces the concept of reading execution plans. o Execution Plan Core Concepts o Common Execution Plan Elements o Working with Execution Plans Module 8: Improving Performance through Nonclustered Indexes This module explains nonclustered indexes, covering indexes and included columns. o Designing Effective Nonclustered Indexes o Implementing Nonclustered Indexes o Using the Database Engine Tuning Advisor Module 9: Designing and Implementing Stored Procedures This module describes the design and implementation of stored procedures. o Introduction to Stored Procedures o Working With Stored Procedures o Implementing Parameterized Stored Procedures o Controlling Execution Context Module 10: Merging Data and Passing Tables This module covers table types, table valued parameters and the MERGE statement as used in stored procedures. o Using the MERGE Statement o Implementing Table Types o Using Table Types as Parameters Module 11: Creating Highly Concurrent SQL Server Applications This module covers transactions, isolation levels, and designing for concurrency. o Introduction to Transactions o Introduction to Locks o Management of Locking o Transaction Isolation Levels Module 12: Handling Errors in T-SQL Code This module describes structured exception handling and gives solid examples of its use within the design of stored procedures. o Designing T-SQL Error Handling o Implementing T-SQL Error Handling o Implementing Structured Exception Handling Module 13: Designing and Implementing User-Defined Functions This module describes the design and implementation of functions, both scalar and table-valued. o Designing and Implementing Scalar Functions o Designing and Implementing Table-valued Functions o Implementation Considerations for Functions o Alternatives To Functions Module 14: Ensuring Data Integrity through Constraints This module describes the design and implementation of constraints. o Enforcing Data Integrity o Implementing Domain Integrity o Implementing Entity and Referential Integrity Module 15: Responding to Data Manipulation via Triggers This module describes the design and implementation of triggers. o Designing DML Triggers o Implementing DML Triggers o Advanced Trigger Concepts Module 16: Implementing Managed Code in SQL Server This module describes the implementation of and target use-cases for SQL CLR integration. o Introduction to SQL CLR Integration o Importing and Configuring Assemblies o Implementing SQL CLR Integration Module 17: Storing XML Data in SQL Server This module covers the XML data type, schema collections, typed and untyped columns and appropriate use cases for XML in SQL Server. o Introduction to XML and XML Schemas o Storing XML Data and Schemas in SQL Server o Implementing the XML Data Type Module 18: Querying XML Data in SQL Server This module covers the basics of FOR XML and XPath Queries. o Using the T-SQL FOR XML Statement o Getting Started with XQuery o Shredding XML Module 19: Working with SQL Server Spatial Data This module describes spatial data and how this data can be implemented within SQL Server. o Introduction to Spatial Data o Working with SQL Server Spatial Data Types o Using Spatial Data in Applications Module 20: Working with Full-Text Indexes and Queries This module covers full text indexes and queries. o Introduction to Full-Text Indexing o Implementing Full-Text Indexes in SQL Server o Working with Full-Text Queries