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Introduction
Managing required information by storing and retrieving data is part of Database Administrators day-to-day activities. One of the most effective ways to manage required information is by using databases. You may need to manipulate and modify your table data based on changing business requirements. The course, Microsoft SQL Server 2012: Database Querying will help you use SQL Server 2012 as a tool to manage organizational data.
In today’s competitive environment, information plays a vital role in determining the success of an organization. If you are able to effectively manage information, you can provide a competitive edge to your organization. Familiarizing yourself with database querying concepts will enable you to effectively manage your organizational data.
In this course, you will create queries to retrieve, add, update, and maintain your database data. You will also work with data sorting, built-in functions, stored procedures, subqueries, table operators, set operators, conditional operators, views, indexes, and error handling features of SQL Server 2012.
Target Audience
This course is designed for Database Administrators, Database Developers and Business Intelligence professionals. This course will be attended by report writers, business analysts, and client application developers who wish to upgrade their skills and knowledge in SQL Server 2012. This course is also for students seeking the Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate: SQL Server certification and who want to prepare for Exam 70-461, Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012.
Pre-requisites
To ensure your success in this course you should have some working knowledge of relational databases. You should also be comfortable working with the Microsoft Windows interface and be able to use the core functionalities of Windows.
You can obtain this level of skills and knowledge by taking the following Logical Operations course:
- Introduction to Personal Computers Using Microsoft® Windows® 8.
- Any database course.
- Any rational database design course.
Course objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to write Transact-SQL queries in Microsoft SQL Server 2012.
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- Examine the fundamentals of SQL Server 2012.
- Work with Transact-SQL.
- Write SELECT queries.
- Work with SQL data types.
- Sort and filter data.
- Query data from multiple tables.
- Modify data.
- Work with SQL Server built-in functions.
- Write programs in T-SQL.
- Implement stored procedures.
- Work with subqueries and table expressions.
- Work with set operators, conditional operators, and window functions.
- Work with PIVOT, UNPIVOT, and Grouping Sets.
- Manage error handling and transactions.
- Query SQL Server system metadata.
- Optimize query performance.
- Work with SQL Azure.
Course content
Lesson 1: Getting Started with SQL Server 2012 |
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Lesson 2: Working with T-SQL |
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Lesson 3: Writing SELECT Queries |
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Lesson 4: Working with SQL Data Types |
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Lesson 5: Sorting and Filtering Data |
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Lesson 6: Querying Data from Multiple Tables |
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Lesson 7: Modifying Data |
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Lesson 8: Working with SQL Server Built-in Functions |
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Lesson 9: Programming in T-SQL |
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Lesson 10: Implementing Stored Procedures |
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Lesson 11: Working with Subqueries and Table Expressions |
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Lesson 12: Working with Set Operators, Conditional Operators, and Window Functions |
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Lesson 13: Working with PIVOT, UNPIVOT, and Grouping Sets |
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Lesson 14: Managing Error Handling and Transactions |
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Lesson 15: Querying SQL Server System Metadata |
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Lesson 16: Optimizing Query Performance |
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Lesson 17: Working with Windows Azure SQL Database |
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Associated certifications and exam
On successful completion of this course students will receive a Torque IT attendance certificate.

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