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SQL Server 2005 Administration: Hands-On Skills Upgrade

 
Course: 129   Type: Hands-On Training   Duration: 3 Days
 
 

You Will Learn How To

  • Leverage SQL Server 2005 features and administration tools
  • Build database availability solutions with database mirroring and database snapshots
  • Deploy a peer-to-peer replication topology
  • Implement encryption and other enhanced security features
  • Upgrade a SQL Server 2000 installation and SQL Server 2000 databases
  • Integrate Database Mail with SQL Server Agent

Course Benefits

SQL Server 2005 includes an extensive array of tools for SQL Server administrators. Those migrating from SQL Server 2000 or SQL Server 7 must upgrade their skills in order to leverage the enhanced feature set. This skills upgrade course provides the knowledge required to effectively administer SQL Server 2005. You learn to build database availability solutions and exploit the wide range of administrator tools to gain maximum benefit for your organization.

Who Should Attend

Experienced SQL Server administrators considering or currently migrating to SQL Server 2005. Familiarity with administering SQL Server is assumed.

Hands-On Training

Throughout this course, extensive hands-on exercises provide practical experience administering SQL Server 2005. Exercises, performed under the guidance of an expert instructor, include:
  • Implementing peer-to-peer replication
  • Mirroring a database
  • Building a permission hierarchy that enforces the least privilege principle
  • Encrypting data with certificates
  • Deploying SQLH2 and reviewing collected data
  • Configuring Database Mail
  • Upgrading SQL Server 2000 databases

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 New York
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 Washington, DC (Reston, VA)
Jan 28 - 30, 2009
 New York
Feb 4 - 6, 2009
 Washington, DC (Rockville, MD)
Apr 1 - 3, 2009
 Chicago (Schaumburg)
Jun 24 - 26, 2009
 Washington, DC (Rockville, MD)
Jul 8 - 10, 2009
 Washington, DC (Reston, VA)
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 New York

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1-800-THE-TREE (1-800-843-8733)
TRAINING YOU CAN TRUST
 
 

SQL Server 2005 Administration: Hands-On Skills Upgrade

 
Course: 129   Type: Hands-On Training   Duration: 3 Days
 
 
Course 129 Content
 

Introduction to SQL Server 2005

  • Installing SQL Server 2005
  • Upgrading from previous versions
  • Upgrade Advisor
  • Applying a Service Pack

Exploring the SQL Server 2005 tools

SQL Server Management Studio

  • Registering servers
  • Writing and issuing queries
  • Generating scripts with Object Explorer

Additional administrator tools

  • SQLCMD
  • Surface Area Configuration
  • SQL Server Configuration Manager
  • Dedicated Administrator Connection (DAC)

Enhancing Database Availability

Implementing database mirroring

  • Selecting mirroring architecture
  • Configuring the mirror and witness servers

Managing database snapshots

  • Taking database snapshots
  • Combining snapshots and mirroring

Replicating Information

Installing a peer-to-peer topology

  • Concepts and terminology
  • Configuring peer servers

Handling replication security

  • Studying the agent security model
  • Securing the Distributor, Publisher and Subscribers

Moving to SSIS

Upgrading DTS Packages

  • Analyzing packages with the Upgrade Advisor
  • Running the Migration Wizard
  • Encapsulating DTS packages with the Execute SQL 2000 Package task

Building an ETL package

  • Working with Business Intelligence Development Studio
  • Control Flow
  • Data Flow
  • Connections
  • Testing the package

Securing SQL Server 2005

Defining the new terminology

  • Principals
  • Securables
  • Scope

Applying password policy

  • Exploring Windows security policy
  • Specifying policy enforcement and expiration for a SQL Server login

Administering schemas

  • Users vs. schemas
  • Designing schemas
  • Assigning a default schema to a user

Upholding the principle of least privilege

  • Granting fine-grained permissions
  • Server
  • Database
  • Schema
  • Object

Encrypting sensitive data

  • Choosing asymmetric or symmetric keys
  • Implementing certificate-based encryption
  • Backing up keys

Managing Common Language Runtime (CLR) Objects

  • Enabling the CLR feature
  • Creating Assemblies
  • Selecting safety levels

SQL Server Agent

Securing Agent

  • Creating a credential and mapping it to a proxy
  • Specifying a proxy for CmdExec and ActiveScript steps

Setting up Database Mail

  • Creating a mail profile
  • Configuring Agent's properties
  • Testing the mail setup

Monitoring SQL Server 2005

  • Studying activity with Activity Monitor
  • Querying Dynamic Management Objects
  • Deploying the Performance Dashboard
  • Analyzing trends with the SQL Server Health and History tool (SQLH2)
 
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SQL Server 2005 Administration: Hands-On Skills Upgrade Tuition

 
Course: 129   Type: Hands-On Training   Duration: 3 Days
 
 

Course Tuition
$ 2,390 Standard Tuition
Tuition with a Savings Plan
$ 1,350 10-Day Pass
$ 1,670 Training Passport
$ 1,700 Premium-Pass
$ 2,200 Voucher 10-Pack
$ 2,155 Alumni Gold Discount
$ 2,124 Government Discount
 

 

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  • Class participation
  • Team workshops
  • Use of in-class hands-on equipment
  • Comprehensive course materials
  • Morning and afternoon refreshments
  • Course Completion Certificate awarding Continuing Education Units
  • FREE participation in Professional Certification
  • FREE participation in College Credit programs (including related exams)
  
 

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