17 Microsoft SQL Server courses delivered Live Online

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for IT Professionals who are already experienced in general Windows Server, Windows client, Azure, and Microsoft 365 administration, and who want to learn more about using Windows PowerShell for administration. No prior experience with any version of PowerShell or any scripting language is assumed. This course is also suitable for IT Professionals already experienced in server administration, including Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SharePoint Server, and Microsoft SQL Server. This course provides students with the fundamental knowledge and skills to use PowerShell for administering and automating administration of Windows servers. This course provides students the skills to identify and build the command they require to perform a specific task. In addition, students learn how to build scripts to accomplish advanced tasks such as automating repetitive tasks and generating reports. This course provides prerequisite skills supporting a broad range of Microsoft products, including Windows Server, Windows Client, Microsoft Azure, and Microsoft 365. In keeping with that goal, this course will not focus on any one of those products, although Windows Server, which is the common platform for all of those products, will serve as the example for the techniques this course teaches. Prerequisites Before attending this course, students must have: * -Experience with Windows networking technologies and implementation. * - Experience with Windows Server administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting. 1 - REVIEW WINDOWS POWERSHELL * Learn about Windows PowerShell * Get familiar with Windows PowerShell applications * Identify factors to install and use Windows PowerShell * Configure the Windows PowerShell console * Configure the Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE) * Use Visual Studio Code with PowerShell 2 - UNDERSTAND THE COMMAND SYNTAX IN WINDOWS POWERSHELL * Discover the structure of PowerShell cmdlets * Discover the parameters for using PowerShell cmdlets * Review the tab completion feature in PowerShell * Display the About files content in PowerShell 3 - FIND COMMANDS AND GET-HELP IN WINDOWS POWERSHELL * Define modules in PowerShell * Find cmdlets in PowerShell * Use command aliases in PowerShell * Use Show-Command and Get-Help in PowerShell * Interpret the help file contents and update the local help content in PowerShell 4 - MANAGE ACTIVE DIRECTORY DOMAIN SERVICES USING POWERSHELL CMDLETS * Manage user accounts in PowerShell * Manage groups and group memberships in PowerShell * Manage computer accounts in PowerShell * Manage organizational units and Active Directory objects in PowerShell 5 - MANAGE NETWORK SERVICE SETTINGS FOR WINDOWS DEVICES USING POWERSHELL CMDLETS * Manage IP addresses in PowerShell * Manage IP routing in PowerShell * Manage DNS clients in PowerShell * Manage Windows Firewall settings in PowerShell 6 - MANAGE WINDOWS SERVER SETTINGS USING POWERSHELL CMDLETS * Automate management tasks using the Group Policy management cmdlets * Manage server roles and services using PowerShell cmdlets * Manage Hyper-V Virtual Machines using PowerShell cmdlets * Manage Internet Information Services using PowerShell cmdlets 7 - MANAGE SETTINGS FOR A LOCAL WINDOWS MACHINE USING POWERSHELL CMDLETS * Manage Windows 10 using PowerShell * Manage permissions with PowerShell 8 - UNDERSTAND THE WINDOWS POWERSHELL PIPELINE * Review Windows PowerShell pipeline and its output * Discover object members in PowerShell * Control the formatting of pipeline output 9 - SELECT, SORT, AND MEASURE OBJECTS USING THE PIPELINE * Sort and group objects by property in the pipeline * Measure objects in the pipeline * Select a set of objects in the pipeline * Select object properties in the pipeline * Create and format calculated properties in the pipeline 10 - FILTER OBJECTS OUT OF THE PIPELINE * Learn about the comparison operators in PowerShell * Review basic filter syntax in the pipeline * Review advanced filter syntax in the pipeline * Optimize the filter performance in the pipeline 11 - ENUMERATE OBJECTS IN THE PIPELINE * Learn about enumerations in the pipeline * Review basic syntax to enumerate objects in the pipeline * Review advanced syntax to enumerate objects in the pipeline 12 - SEND AND PASS DATA AS OUTPUT FROM THE PIPELINE * Write pipeline data to a file * Convert pipeline objects to other forms of data representation in PowerShell * Control additional output options in PowerShell 13 - PASS PIPELINE OBJECTS * Pipeline parameter binding * Identify ByValue parameters * Pass data by using ByValue * Pass data by using ByPropertyName * Identify ByPropertyName parameters * Use manual parameters to override the pipeline * Use parenthetical commands * Expand property values 14 - CONNECT WITH DATA STORES USING POWERSHELL PROVIDERS * Define Windows PowerShell providers * Review the built-in providers in PowerShell * Access provider help in PowerShell 15 - USE POWERSHELL DRIVES IN POWERSHELL * Explain PowerShell drives in PowerShell * Use PowerShell drive cmdlets in PowerShell * Manage the file system in PowerShell * Manage the registry in PowerShell * Work with certificates in PowerShell * Work with other PowerShell drives in PowerShell 16 - REVIEW CIM AND WMI * Review architecture of CIM and WMI * Review repositories in CIM and WMI * Locate online class documentation by using CIM and WMI cmdlets 17 - QUERY CONFIGURATION INFORMATION BY USING CIM AND WMI * List local repository namespaces and classes by using CIM and WMI * Query instances by using commands and WMI Query Language * Connect to remote computers by using CIM and WMI cmdlets * Query repository classes from remote computers by using CIMSession objects 18 - QUERY AND MANIPULATE REPOSITORY OBJECTS BY USING CIM AND WMI METHODS * Discover methods of repository objects by using CIM and WMI * Locate class methods and documentation by using CIM and WMI * Invoke methods of repository objects by using CIM and WMI 19 - MANAGE VARIABLES IN WINDOWS POWERSHELL SCRIPTS * Define variables in Windows PowerShell scripts * Create variable names in Windows PowerShell scripts * Assign values and types to variables in Windows PowerShell scripts * Identify the methods and properties of variables in Windows PowerShell scripts * Use string variables and methods in Windows PowerShell scripts * Use date variables and methods in Windows PowerShell scripts 20 - WORK WITH ARRAYS AND HASH TABLES IN WINDOWS POWERSHELL SCRIPTS * Define an array in Windows PowerShell scripts * Work with array lists in Windows PowerShell scripts * Define hash tables in Windows PowerShell Scripts * Work with hash tables in Windows PowerShell scripts 21 - CREATE AND RUN SCRIPTS BY USING WINDOWS POWERSHELL * Review Windows PowerShell scripts * Modify scripts in the PowerShell Gallery * Create scripts using Windows PowerShell * Review the PowerShellGet module in Windows PowerShell * Run scripts and set the execution policy in Windows PowerShell * Review Windows PowerShell and AppLocker * Sign the scripts digitally in Windows PowerShell 22 - WORK WITH SCRIPTING CONSTRUCTS IN WINDOWS POWERSHELL * Review and use the ForEach loop in Windows PowerShell scripts * Review and use the If construct in Windows PowerShell scripts * Review and use the Switch construct in Windows PowerShell scripts * Review the For construct in Windows PowerShell scripts * Review other loop constructs in Windows PowerShell scripts * Review Break and Continue in Windows PowerShell scripts 23 - IMPORT DATA IN DIFFERENT FORMATS FOR USE IN SCRIPTS BY USING WINDOWS POWERSHELL CMDLETS * Use the Get-Content command in Windows PowerShell scripts * Use the Import-Csv cmdlet in Windows PowerShell scripts * Use the Import-Clixml cmdlet in Windows PowerShell scripts * Use the ConvertFrom-Json cmdlet in Windows PowerShell scripts 24 - USE METHODS TO ACCEPT USER INPUTS IN WINDOWS POWERSHELL SCRIPTS * Identify values that might change in Windows PowerShell scripts * Use the Read-Host cmdlet in Windows PowerShell scripts * Use the Get-Credential cmdlet in Windows PowerShell scripts * Use the Out-GridView cmdlet in Windows PowerShell scripts * Pass parameters to a Windows PowerShell script 25 - TROUBLESHOOT SCRIPTS AND HANDLE ERRORS IN WINDOWS POWERSHELL * Interpret error messages generated for Windows PowerShell commands * Add output to Windows PowerShell scripts * Use breakpoints in Windows PowerShell scripts * Interpret error actions for Windows PowerShell commands 26 - USE FUNCTIONS AND MODULES IN WINDOWS POWERSHELL SCRIPTS * Review functions in Windows PowerShell scripts * Use variable scope in Windows PowerShell scripts * Create modules in Windows PowerShell scripts * Use the dot sourcing feature in Windows PowerShell 27 - MANAGE SINGLE AND MULTIPLE COMPUTERS BY USING WINDOWS POWERSHELL REMOTING * Review the remoting feature of Windows PowerShell * Compare remoting with remote connectivity * Review the remoting security feature of Windows PowerShell * Enable remoting by using Windows PowerShell * Use one-to-one remoting by using Windows PowerShell * Use one-to-many remoting by using Windows PowerShell * Compare remoting output with local output 28 - USE ADVANCED WINDOWS POWERSHELL REMOTING TECHNIQUES * Review common remoting techniques of Windows PowerShell * Send parameters to remote computers in Windows PowerShell * Set access protection to variables, aliases, and functions by using the scope modifier * Enable multi-hop remoting in Windows PowerShell 29 - MANAGE PERSISTENT CONNECTIONS TO REMOTE COMPUTERS BY USING WINDOWS POWERSHELL SESSIONS * Review persistent connections in Windows PowerShell * Create and manage persistent PSSessions by using Windows PowerShell * Disconnect PSSessions by using Windows PowerShell * Review the feature of implicit remoting in Windows PowerShell 30 - REVIEW AZURE POWERSHELL MODULE * Review Azure PowerShell * Review the benefits of the Azure PowerShell module * Install the Azure PowerShell module * Migrate Azure PowerShell from AzureRM to Azure * Review Microsoft Azure Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell and Azure Active Directory PowerShell for Graph modules 31 - REVIEW THE FEATURES AND TOOLS FOR AZURE CLOUD SHELL * Review the characteristics of Azure Cloud Shell * Review the features and tools of Azure Cloud Shell * Configure and experiment with Azure Cloud Shell 32 - MANAGE AZURE RESOURCES WITH WINDOWS POWERSHELL * Create a new Azure virtual machine by using Windows PowerShell commands * Manage Azure virtual machines by using Windows PowerShell commands * Manage Azure related storage by using Azure PowerShell * Manage Azure subscriptions by using Azure PowerShell 33 - MANAGE USERS, GROUPS, AND LICENSES IN MICROSOFT ENTRA ID BY USING WINDOWS POWERSHELL * Review benefits to manage Microsoft 365 services by using Windows PowerShell * Connect to the Microsoft 365 tenant by using Windows PowerShell * Manage users in Microsoft 365 by using Windows PowerShell * Manage groups in Microsoft 365 by using Windows PowerShell * Manage roles in Microsoft 365 by using Windows PowerShell * Manage licenses in Microsoft 365 by using Windows PowerShell 34 - MANAGE EXCHANGE ONLINE BY USING WINDOWS POWERSHELL * Connect to Exchange Online by using Windows PowerShell * Manage mailboxes in Exchange Online by using Windows PowerShell * Manage resources in Exchange Online by using Windows PowerShell * Manage admin roles in Exchange Online by using Windows PowerShell 35 - MANAGE SHAREPOINT ONLINE BY USING WINDOWS POWERSHELL * Install and connect to SharePoint Online Management Shell by using Windows PowerShell * Manage SharePoint Online users and groups by using Windows PowerShell * Manage SharePoint sites by using Windows PowerShell * Manage SharePoint Online external user sharing by using Windows PowerShell 36 - MANAGE MICROSOFT TEAMS BY USING WINDOWS POWERSHELL * Review Microsoft Teams PowerShell module * Install the Microsoft Teams PowerShell module * Manage teams with Microsoft Teams PowerShell module 37 - CREATE AND MANAGE BACKGROUND JOBS USING WINDOWS POWERSHELL * Define the types of background jobs in Windows PowerShell * Start remote jobs and CIM/WMI jobs in Windows PowerShell * Monitor jobs in Windows PowerShell * Retrieve results for running jobs in Windows PowerShell 38 - CREATE AND MANAGE SCHEDULED JOBS USING WINDOWS POWERSHELL * Create and run Windows PowerShell scripts as scheduled tasks * Define scheduled jobs in Windows PowerShell * Create job option and job trigger objects in Windows PowerShell * Create and register a scheduled job in Windows PowerShell * Retrieve the results from a scheduled job in Windows PowerShell

SUPPORTING MICROSOFT SQL SERVER COURSE DESCRIPTION A concise hands on course enabling delegates to manage and administer a Microsoft SQL server database. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Install SQL server. * Backup SQL server databases. * Recover SQL server databases. * Secure SQL server databases. * Perform routine maintenance. * Automate tasks. SUPPORTING MICROSOFT SQL SERVER COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Anyone working with Microsoft SQL server * Prerequisites: Supporting Windows server. * Duration 3 days SUPPORTING MICROSOFT SQL SERVER COURSE CONTENTS * SQL server introduction Platform, Tools, services. Installation. Creating databases. * Backups Back up types, transaction logging, restoring from a backup: Full database, individual files. * Security Users, server roles, database roles. Permissions. * Monitoring Routine database maintenance. Performance data. * Jobs and alerts The SQL server agent, database mail, alerts, jobs.

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for This course can be valuable for anyone who needs to write basic SQL or Transact-SQL queries. This includes anyone working with data as a data analyst, a data engineer, a data scientist, a database administrator or a database developer. It can also be useful for others peripherally involved with data, or wanting to learn more about working with data such as solution architects, students and technology managers. This course will teach the basics of Microsoft's dialect of the standard SQL language: Transact-SQL. Topics include both querying and modifying data in relational databases that are hosted in Microsoft SQL Server-based database systems, including: Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL Database and, Azure Synapse Analytics. 1 - INTRODUCTION TO TRANSACT-SQL * Work with schemas * Explore the structure of SQL statements * Examine the SELECT statement * Work with data types * Handle NULLs 2 - SORT AND FILTER RESULTS IN T-SQL * Sort your results * Limit the sorted results * Page results * Remove duplicates * Filter data with predicates 3 - COMBINE MULTIPLE TABLES WITH JOINS IN T-SQL * Understand joins concepts and syntax * Use inner joins * Use outer joins * Use cross joins * Use self joins 4 - WRITE SUBQUERIES IN T-SQL * Understand subqueries * Use scalar or multi-valued subqueries * Use self-contained or correlated subqueries 5 - USE BUILT-IN FUNCTIONS AND GROUP BY IN TRANSACT-SQL * Categorize built-in functions * Use scalar functions * Use ranking and rowset functions * Use aggregate functions * Summarize data with GROUP BY * Filter groups with HAVING 6 - MODIFY DATA WITH T-SQL * Insert data * Generate automatic values * Update data * Delete data * Merge data based on multiple tables ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans DP-080T00 Querying Data with Microsoft Transact-SQL training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the DP-080T00 Querying Data with Microsoft Transact-SQL course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

ADMINISTERING MICROSOFT SQL SERVER COURSE DESCRIPTION This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to maintain a Microsoft SQL Server database. The course focuses on how to use SQL Server 2016 product features and tools related to maintaining a database. Note: This course is designed for customers who are interested in learning SQL Server 2014 or SQL Server 2016. It covers the new features in SQL Server 2016, but also the important capabilities across the SQL Server data platform. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Describe core database administration tasks and tools. * Configure SQL Server databases and storage. * Import and export data. * Monitor SQL Server. * Trace SQL Server activity. * Manage SQL Server security. * Audit data access and encrypt data. ADMINISTERING MICROSOFT SQL SERVER COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Individuals who work with SQL Server databases. Individuals who develop applications that deliver content from SQL Server databases. * Prerequisites: Introduction to data communications & networking. * Duration 3 days ADMINISTERING MICROSOFT SQL SERVER COURSE CONTENTS * Introduction to SQL Server administration Database administration, SQL Server platform, database management tools and techniques. Hands on SQL Server Management Studio, sqlcmd Windows PowerShell with SQL Server. * Working with databases and storage Data storage with SQL Server, managing storage for system databases, managing storage for user databases, moving database files, configuring the buffer pool extension. Hands on Configuring tempdb storage, creating databases, attaching a database. * Importing and exporting data Transferring data, importing and exporting table data, copying or moving a database. Hands on import and export wizard, bcp utility, BULK INSERT statement, OPENROWSET function. * Monitoring SQL Server 2014 Monitoring SQL Server, dynamic management views and functions, performance monitor. Hands on Baseline metrics, monitoring a workload. * Tracing SQL Server activity Tracing workload activity, using traces. Hands on Capturing a trace in SQL Server profiler, generating tuning recommendations. * Managing SQL Server security SQL Server security, server-level security, database-level principals, database permissions. Hands on SQL Server security. Testing access.

QUERYING MICROSOFT SQL SERVER COURSE DESCRIPTION This course covers the technical skills required to write basic Transact-SQL queries for Microsoft SQL Server and provides the foundation for all SQL Server-related disciplines; namely, database administration, database development and business intelligence. This course helps prepare for exam 70-761. Note: This course is designed for SQL Server 2014or SQL Server 2016. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Write SELECT statements. * Create and implement views and table-valued functions. * Transform data by implementing pivot, unpivot, rollup and cube. * Create and implement stored procedures. * Add programming constructs such as variables, conditions, and loops to T-SQL code. QUERYING MICROSOFT SQL SERVER COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Database administrators, database developers, and business intelligence professionals. SQL power users, namely, report writers, business analysts and client application developers. * Prerequisites: Database fundamentals * Duration 5 days QUERYING MICROSOFT SQL SERVER COURSE CONTENTS * Introduction to Microsoft SQL Server Management studio, creating and organizing T-SQL scripts, using books online. Hands on working with SQL Server tools. * T-SQL querying Introducing T-SQL, sets, predicate logic, logical order of operations in SELECT statements, basic SELECT statements, queries that filter data using predicates, queries that sort data using ORDER BY. Hands on introduction to T-SQL querying. * Writing SELECT queries Writing simple SELECT statements, eliminating duplicates with DISTINCT, column and table aliases, simple CASE expressions. Hands on writing basic SELECT statements. * Querying multiple tables cross joins and self joins, write queries that use Inner joins, write queries that use multiple-table inner joins, write queries that use self-joins, write queries that use outer joins, write queries that use cross joins. Hands on querying multiple tables. * Sorting and filtering data Sorting data, filtering data with predicates, filtering data with TOP and OFFSET-FETCH, working with unknown values, WHERE clause, ORDER BY clause, TOP option, OFFSET-FETCH clause. Hands on sorting and filtering data. * SQL Server data types Introducing SQL Server data types, Character data, date and time data, queries that return date and time data, write queries that use date and time functions, write queries that return character data, write queries that return character functions. Hands on working with SQL Server data types. * DML Adding data to tables, modifying and removing data, generating automatic column values, Inserting records with DML, updating and deleting records using DML. Hands on using DML to modify data. * Built-in functions Queries with built-in functions, conversion functions, logical functions, functions with NULL, queries that use conversion functions, queries that use logical functions, queries that test for nullability. Hands on built-in functions * Grouping and aggregating data Aggregate functions, the GROUP BY clause, filtering groups with HAVING, queries that use the GROUP BY clause, queries that use aggregate functions, queries that use distinct aggregate functions, queries that filter groups with the HAVING clause. Hands on grouping and aggregating data. * Subqueries Self-contained subqueries, correlated subqueries, EXISTS predicate with subqueries, scalar and multi-result subqueries. Hands on subqueries. * Table expressions Views, inline table-valued functions, derived tables, common table expressions. queries that use views, write queries that use derived tables, Common Table Expressions (CTEs), write queries that se inline Table valued expressions (TVFs). Hands on table expressions. * Set operators The UNION operator, EXCEPT and INTERSECT, APPLY, queries that use UNION set operators and UNION ALL, CROSS APPLY and OUTER APPLY operators. Hands on set operators. * Windows ranking, offset, and aggregate functions OVER, window functions, ranking functions, offset functions, window aggregate functions. Hands on; windows ranking, offset, and aggregate functions. * Pivoting and grouping sets PIVOT and UNPIVOT, grouping sets, queries that use the PIVOT operator, queries that use the UNPIVOT operator, queries that use the GROUPING SETS CUBE and ROLLUP subclauses. Hands on pivoting and grouping sets * Executing stored procedures Querying data with stored procedures, passing parameters to stored procedures, simple stored procedures, dynamic SQL, the EXECUTE statement to invoke stored procedures. Hands on executing stored procedures. * Programming with T-SQL T-SQL programming elements, controlling program flow, declaring variables and delimiting batches, control-of-flow elements, variables in a dynamic SQL statement, synonyms. Hands on programming with T-SQL * Error handling T-SQL error handling, structured exception handling, redirect errors with TRY/CATCH, THROW to pass an error message back to a client. Hands on implementing error handling. * Implementing transactions Transactions and the database engines, controlling transactions, BEGIN, COMMIT, and ROLLBACK, adding error handling to a CATCH block. Hands on implementing transactions.

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for Database Administrators, Database Developers, BI professionals, and Business reporting users. Overview Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to run Queries and retrieve results, perform conditional searches, and retrieve data from multiple tables. Before starting this course, make sure you meet at least one of the following prerequisites: Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system and its core functionality. Basic working knowledge of Relational Databases. In this course, students will gain a good understanding of the Transact-SQL language. They will be able to create queries, sort, filter the data, execute procedures with T-SQL. COURSE OUTLINE * 1.Introduction to Microsoft SQL Server * 2.Introduction to T-SQL Querying * 3.Writing SELECT Queries * 4.Querying Multiple Tables * 5.Sorting and Filtering Data * 6.Working with SQL Server Data Types * 7.Using DML to Modify Data * 8.Using Built-In Functions * 9.Grouping and Aggregating Data * 10.Using Subqueries * 11.Using Table Expressions * 12.Using Set Operators * 13.Using Windows Ranking, Offset, and Aggregate Functions * 14.Pivoting and Grouping Sets * 15.Executing Stored Procedures * 16.Programming with T-SQL

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for Solution Architects Overview At the end of this course, you will be able to: Apply the AWS Well-Architected Framework Manage multiple AWS accounts for your organization Connect an on-premises datacenter to AWS cloud Move large data from an on-premises datacenter to AWS Design large datastores for AWS cloud Understand different architectural designs for scalability Protect your infrastructure from DDoS attack Secure your data on AWS with encryption Enhance the performance of your solutions Select the most appropriate AWS deployment mechanism Building on concepts introduced in Architecting on AWS, Advanced Architecting on AWS is intended for individuals who are experienced with designing scalable and elastic applications on the AWS platform. Building on concepts introduced in Architecting on AWS, this course covers how to build complex solutions which incorporate data services, governance, and security on AWS. This course introduces specialized AWS services, including AWS Direct Connect and AWS Storage Gateway to support Hybrid architecture. It also covers designing best practices for building scalable, elastic, secure, and highly available applications on AWS. MODULE 1: AWS ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT * Multiple accounts * Multi-account patterns * License management * Manage security and costs with multiple accounts * AWS Organizations * AWS Directory Service * Hands-on lab: Multi-VPC connectivity using a VPN MODULE 2: ADVANCED NETWORK ARCHITECTURES * Improve VPC network connections * Enhance performance for HPC workloads * VPN connections over AWS * AWS Direct Connect * AWS Transit Gateway * Amazon Route 53 * Exercise: Design a hybrid architecture MODULE 3: DEPLOYMENT MANAGEMENT ON AWS * Application lifecycle management * Application deployment using containers * AWS Elastic Beanstalk * AWS OpsWorks * AWS CloudFormation MODULE 4: DATA * Optimize Amazon S3 storage * Amazon ElastiCache * AWS Snowball * AWS Storage Gateway * AWS DataSync * Backup and archival considerations * Database migration * Designing for big data with Amazon DynamoDB * Hands-on lab: Build a failover solution with Amazon Route 53 and Amazon RDS MODULE 5: DESIGNING FOR LARGE SCALE APPLICATIONS * AWS Auto Scaling * Migrating over-provisioned resources * Blue-green deployments on AWS * Hands-on lab: Blue-green deployment with AWS MODULE 6: BUILDING RESILIENT ARCHITECTURES * DDoS attack overview * AWS Shield * AWS WAF * Amazon GuardDuty * High availability using Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft SharePoint on AWS * High availability using MongoDB on Amazon EC2 * AWS Global Accelerator * Hands-on lab: CloudFront content delivery and automating AWS WAF rules MODULE 7: ENCRYPTION AND DATA SECURITY * Encryption primer * DIY key management in AWS * AWS Marketplace for encryption products * AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) * Cloud Hardware Security Module (HSM) * Comparison of key management options * Hands-on lab: AWS KMS with envelope encryption

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for novice database developers, database administrators, Business Intelligence developers, report creators, and application developers who have an understanding of relational database concepts and have basic Windows navigation skills. Overview Create single table SELECT queries Create multiple table SELECT queries Filter and sort data Insert, update, and delete data Query data using built-in functions Create queries that aggregate data Create subqueries Create queries that use table expressions Use UNION, INTERSECT, and EXCEPT on multiple sets of data Implement window functions in queries Use PIVOT and GROUPING SETS in queries Use stored procedures in queries Add error handling to queries Use transactions in queries This five-day instructor-led course is intended for IT professionals who wish to use the Transact-SQL language to query and configure Microsoft SQL Server. Students are typically database developers and database administrators, but might also be Business Intelligence developers, report creators, or application developers. In this course, students learn how to query single tables, join data from multiple tables, filter and sort data, modify data, use procedures and functions, and implement error handling. Prerequisites * Basic understanding of relational databases. * Basic Windows knowledge. MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION TO TRANSACT-SQL * What is Transact-SQL * The SELECT statement * The WHERE clause * Sorting results * Calculations * CASE expressions MODULE 2: JOINING TABLES WITH TRANSACT-SQL * The JOIN clause * Inner joins * Outer joins * Self joins and cross joins MODULE 3: FILTERING AND SORTING RESULTS * Implement the ORDER BY clause * Filter data with the WHERE clause * Limit the number of rows returned by a query * Implement NULL logic MODULE 4: SQL SERVER DATA TYPES * Understand data types * Implement string data types * Implement temporal data types MODULE 5: INSERTING, UPDATING AND DELETING DATA * Insert new records * Update existing records * Delete data MODULE 6: USING SQL SERVER FUNCTIONS WITH TRANSACT-SQL * Understand function types in SQL Server * Convert data using functions * Implement logical functions * Work with NULL data using functions MODULE 7: AGGREGATING DATA WITH TRANSACT-SQL * Implement aggregation in SQL Server * Group records in SQL Server * Filter aggregated data MODULE 8: IMPLEMENT SUBQUERIES WITH TRANSACT-SQL * Implement scalar and multi-valued sub-queries * Implement correlated subqueries * Implement existence checks with subqueries MODULE 9: CREATE QUERIES THAT USE TABLE EXPRESSIONS * Create views * Create table-valued functions * Implement derived tables * Implement common table expressions MODULE 10: USE UNION, INTERSECT, EXCEPT AND APPLY ON MULTIPLE SETS OF DATA * Write queries with the UNION operator * Write queries with the INTERSECT and EXCEPT operators * Write queries with the APPLY operator MODULE 11: IMPLEMENT WINDOW FUNCTIONS IN QUERIES * Understand window functions * Impement window functions MODULE 12: USE PIVOT AND GROUPING SETS IN QUERIES * Implement PIVOT in queries * Implement grouping sets in queries MODULE 13: USE STORED PROCEDURES IN QUERIES * Query data with stored procedures * Interact with stored procedures using input and output parameters * Write simple stored procedures * Pass dynamic SQL to SQL Server MODULE 14: IMPLEMENT PROGRAMMING FEATURES IN TRANSACT-SQL * Understand T-SQL programming elements * Implement loops and conditions in T-SQL queries MODULE 15: ADD ERROR HANDLING TO QUERIES * Understand SQL Server error handling * Implemet structured exception handling MODULE 16: USE TRANSACTIONS IN QUERIES * Understand database transactions * Implement transactions in T-SQL

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for information workers and data science professionals who seek to use database reporting and analysis tools such as Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, Excel, Power BI, R, SAS and other business intelligence tools, and wish to use TSQL queries to efficiently retrieve data sets from Microsoft SQL Server relational databases for use with these tools. Overview After completing this course, students will be able to: - Identify independent and dependent variables and measurement levels in their own analytical work scenarios. - Identify variables of interest in relational database tables. - Choose a data aggregation level and data set design appropriate for the intended analysis and tool. - Use TSQL SELECT queries to produce ready-to-use data sets for analysis in tools such as PowerBI, SQL Server Reporting Services, Excel, R, SAS, SPSS, and others. - Create stored procedures, views, and functions to modularize data retrieval code. This course is about writing TSQL queries for the purpose of database reporting, analysis, and business intelligence. 1 - INTRODUCTION TO TSQL FOR BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE * Two Approaches to SQL Programming * TSQL Data Retrieval in an Analytics / Business Intelligence Environment * The Database Engine * SQL Server Management Studio and the CarDeal Sample Database * Identifying Variables in Tables * SQL is a Declarative Language * Introduction to the SELECT Query * Lab 1: Introduction to TSQL for Business Intelligence 2 - TURNING TABLE COLUMNS INTO VARIABLES FOR ANALYSIS: SELECT LIST EXPRESSIONS, WHERE, AND ORDER BY * Turning Columns into Variables for Analysis * Column Expressions, Data Types, and Built-in Functions * Column aliases * Data type conversions * Built-in Scalar Functions * Table Aliases * The WHERE clause * ORDER BY * Lab 1: Write queries 3 - COMBINING COLUMNS FROM MULTIPLE TABLES INTO A SINGLE DATASET: THE JOIN OPERATORS * Primary Keys, Foreign Keys, and Joins * Understanding Joins, Part 1: CROSS JOIN and the Full Cartesian Product * Understanding Joins, Part 2: The INNER JOIN * Understanding Joins, Part 3: The OUTER JOINS * Understanding Joins, Part 4: Joining more than two tables * Understanding Joins, Part 5: Combining INNER and OUTER JOINs * Combining JOIN Operations with WHERE and ORDER BY * Lab 1: Write SELECT queries 4 - CREATING AN APPROPRIATE AGGREGATION LEVEL USING GROUP BY * Identifying required aggregation level and granularity * Aggregate Functions * GROUP BY * HAVING * Order of operations in SELECT queries * Lab 1: Write queries 5 - SUBQUERIES, DERIVED TABLES AND COMMON TABLE EXPRESSIONS * Non-correlated and correlated subqueries * Derived tables * Common table expressions * Lab 1: Write queries 6 - ENCAPSULATING DATA RETRIEVAL LOGIC * Views * Table-valued functions * Stored procedures * Creating objects for read-access users * Creating database accounts for analytical client tools * Lab 1: Encapsulating Data Retrieval Logic 7 - GETTING YOUR DATASET TO THE CLIENT * Connecting to SQL Server and Submitting Queries from Client Tools * Connecting and running SELECT queries from: * Excel * PowerBI * RStudio * Exporting datasets to files using * Results pane from SSMS * The bcp utility * The Import/Export Wizard * Lab 1: Getting Your Dataset to the Client ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans 55232 Writing Analytical Queries for Business Intelligence training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the 55232 Writing Analytical Queries for Business Intelligence course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

SUPPORTING MICROSOFT SHAREPOINT COURSE DESCRIPTION A concise hands on course enabling delegates to manage and administer a SharePoint site. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Perform initial farm configuration. * Use stsadm commands. * Manage content. * Secure SharePoint. * Customise SharePoint search. * Monitor and performance tune SharePoint. SUPPORTING MICROSOFT SHAREPOINT SERVER COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Anyone working with Microsoft SQL server * Prerequisites: SharePoint Administrators. * Duration 2 days SUPPORTING MICROSOFT SHAREPOINT COURSE CONTENTS * SharePoint Introduction A SharePoint installation. Initial farm configuration. Creating a site collection. * Administering SharePoint Stsadm commands, automation with PowerShell. * Managing content Lists, libraries, items and documents * Security SecureStore, Users and groups, roles and role assignments. Permission levels. * SharePoint search Configure search, refine search. * SharePoint performance Diagnostic logging, logging levels, Health anaylzer, performance bottlenecks.