Administering Microsoft® SQL Server 2014 Databases On Demand 20462

Module 1: Introduction to SQL Server 2014 Database Administration This module introduces the Microsoft SQL Server 2014 platform. It describes the components, editions, and versions of SQL Server 2014, and the tasks that a database administrator commonly performs for a SQL Server instance.

Lessons

• Database Administration Overview
• Introduction to the SQL Server Platform
• Database Management Tools and Techniques

Lab : Using SQL Server Administrative Tools

Module 2: Installing and Configuring SQL Server 2014 This module explains how to assess resource requirements for SQL Server 2014 and how to install it..

Lessons

• Planning SQL Server Installation
• Installing SQL Server 2014
• Post-Installation Configuration

Lab : Installing SQL Server 2014

Module 3: Working with Databases and Storage This module describes how data is stored in databases, how to create databases, how to manage database files, and how to move them. Other tasks related to storage, include managing the tempdb database and using fast storage devices to extend the SQL Server buffer pool cache, are also discussed.

Lessons

• Introduction to Data Storage with SQL Server
• Managing Storage for System Databases
• Managing Storage for User Databases
• Moving Database Files
• Configuring the Buffer Pool Extension

Lab : Managing Database Storage

Module 4: Planning and Implementing a Backup Strategy In this module, you will consider how to create a backup strategy that is aligned with organizational needs, and learn how to perform the backup operations required by that strategy.

Lessons

• Understanding SQL Server Recovery Models
• Planning a Backup Strategy
• Backing up Databases and Transaction Logs
• Using Backup Options
• Ensuring Backup Reliability

Lab : Backing Up SQL Server Databases

Module 5: Restoring SQL Server 2014 Databases In this module, you will see how to restore user and system databases and how to implement point-in-time recovery.

Lessons

• Understanding the Restore Process
• Restoring Databases
• Advanced Restore Scenarios
• Working with Point-in-Time Recovery

Lab : Restoring SQL Server Databases

Module 6: Importing and Exporting Data In this module, you will briefly explore tools and techniques so that you can import and export data to and from SQL Server.

Lessons

• Introduction to Transferring Data
• Importing and Exporting Table Data
• Copying or Moving a Database

Lab : Importing and Exporting Data

Module 7: Monitoring SQL Server 2014 This module explains how to use three of the most commonly used tools: Activity Monitor, dynamic management views and functions (DMVs and DMFs), and Performance Monitor.

Lessons

• Introduction to Monitoring SQL Server
• Dynamic Management Views and Functions
• Performance Monitor

Lab : Monitoring SQL Server 2014

Module 8: Tracing SQL Server Activity This module describes how to use SQL Server Profiler and SQL Trace stored procedures to capture information about SQL Server, and how to use that information to troubleshoot and optimize SQL Server workloads.

Lessons

• Tracing SQL Server Workload Activity
• Using Traces

Lab : Tracing SQL Server Workload Activity

Module 9: Managing SQL Server Security In this module, you will be learn about the core concepts on which the SQL Server security architecture is based, and how to manage security at the server and database levels.

Lessons

• Introduction to SQL Server Security
• Managing Server-Level Security
• Managing Database-Level Principals<