2782: Designing Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Databases

This two-day course provides students 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] modeling techniques). Students will also learn to incorporate security requirements throughout their design.

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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.

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Before attending this course, students 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 trade offs when backing out of the fully normalized design (denormalization) 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.
• Know how to use a data modeling tool.
• 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 students have completed:

• Course MS2778, Writing Queries Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Transact-SQL.
• Course MS2779, Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database.
• Course MS2780, Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database.

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Module 1: Approaching Database Design SystematicallyThis 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.

Lessons

• Overview of Database Design
• Gathering Database Requirements
• Creating a Conceptual Database Design

Lessons

• Building a Logical Database Model
• Designing for OLTP Activity
• Designing for Data Warehousing
• Evaluating Logical Models

Lessons

• Designing Physical Database Objects
• Designing Constraints
• Designing for Database Security
• Designing Server and Database Options
• Evaluating the Physical Model

Lessons

• Designing Indexes
• Planning for Table Optimization
• Planning for Database Optimization

Lessons

• Designing for Secure Data Access
• Designing User-Defined Functions
• Designing Stored Procedures

Lessons

• Modeling Local Database Dependencies
• Modeling Remote Database Dependencies