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Course 10986-B: Updating Your Skills to SQL Server 2016

Course 10986-B: Updating Your Skills to SQL Server 2016

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This three-day instructor-led course provides students moving from earlier releases of SQL Server with an introduction to the new features in SQL Server 2016.

Audience Profile

The primary audience for this course are existing database professionals with experience of SQL Server 2014 who want to update their skills SQL Server 2016. Additionally this course is for existing SQL Server 2014 MCSAs who want to prepare for the Upgrade exam for SQL Server 2016 certification.

Prerequisites

  • Experience of building and managing database, data warehouse, and business intelligence (BI) solutions with SQL Server 2014.
  • Familiarity with the Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system and networking.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013.

Course outline

Module 1: Introduction to SQL Server 2016
Module Overview

Describe key capabilities and components of SQL Server 2016.

Lessons

Overview of SQL Server 2016
SQL Server 2016 Editions and Components
Installing SQL Server 2016
SQL Server Management Studio Enhancements

Lab Sessions

Exploring SQL Server 2016

Lab Lessons

Reviewing Installed Components

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the key elements of SQL Server 2016.
Describe the components and editions of SQL Server 2016.
Install SQL Server 2016.
Describe the enhancement to SQL Server Management Studio.

Module 2: What’s New in SQL Server Performance
Module Overview

This module describes new and enhanced features in SQL Server performance.

Lessons

Operational Analytics
In-memory OLTP Enhancements
Query Store
Live Query Statistics
Native JSON
Temporal Tables

Lab Sessions

Implementing SQL Server 2016 Performance Improvements

Lab Lessons

Implementing the Query Store
Using JSON with SQL Server 2016
Implementing Temporal Tables

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the use of Columnstore indexes for operational analytics.
Describe the enhancements to in-memory OLTP.
Use the query data store.
Use Native JSON.
Describe and use temporal tables.

Module 3: What’s New in SQL Server Security
Module Overview

This module describes new and enhanced features in SQL Server security.

Lessons

Using Always Encrypted
Row-level Security
Dynamic Data Masking

Lab Sessions

Implementing SQL Server 2016 Security Improvements

Lab Lessons

Using Row-Level Security
Implementing a Dynamic Data Mask

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Implement a logical design for a data warehouse.
Implement a physical design for a data warehouse.

Module 4: What’s New in SQL Server Availability and Scalability
Module Overview

This module introduces what’s new in SQL Server Availability and Scalability.

Lessons

Enhanced AlwaysOn Availability Groups
What’s New with tempdb ?
Use Windows Server 2016 with SQL Server 2016
PowerShell 5.0

Lab Sessions

Monitoring tempdb

Lab Lessons

Monitor tempdb

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the enhancements to AlwaysOn availability groups.
Describe what’s new in database caching.
Use Windows Server 2016 with SQL Server 2016.

Module 5: What’s New in SQL Server Reporting and BI
Module Overview

This module introduces reporting and BI enhancements and new features in SQL Server 2016.

Lessons

Reporting Services Enhancements
PowerBI Enhancements
Mobile Report Publisher

Lab Sessions

Implementing PowerBI

Lab Lessons

Connect to an On-Premises SQL Server Database
Create a Power BI Dashboard

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the enhancements to reporting services.
Describe the enhancements to PowerBI.

Module 6: What’s New in SQL Server Data Access
Module Overview

At the end of this module you will be able to describe data access enhancements in SQL Server 2016.

Lessons

PolyBase
What’s new in Integration Services
Working with SSIS and Azure

Lab Sessions

Exploring the new features of SQL Server Integrated services (SSIS)

Lab Lessons

Produce Multiple Outputs
Show Column Names for Errors

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe and install PolyBase.
Describe enhancements to SSIS.

Module 7: New and Enhanced Features in SQL Server OLAP
Module Overview

This module describes enhancements in SQL Server OLAP.

Lessons

New and Enhanced Features in SQL Server OLAP
What’s New in SQL Server Analysis Services

Lab Sessions

OLAP with SQL Server

Lab Lessons

Writing a Query with R
Using the New DAX Functionality

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe new and enhanced features in SQL Server OLAP.
Describe new and enhanced features in SQL Server analysis services.

Module 8: What’s New for SQL Server in the Cloud
Module Overview

This module describes new SQL Server cloud functionality.

Lessons

Stretch Database
Enhanced Backups to Azure
Introduction to SQL Server 2016 Hybrid Cloud
What’s New in SQL Server Azure Database

Lab Sessions

Using Stretch Database

Lab Lessons

Using Stretch Database to Migrate a Table to Azure
Using Backup to URL
Taking a Snapshot Backup

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe stretch databases and why you would use them.
Understand the enhanced backup options.
Be aware of SQL Server hybrid cloud.
Describe what’s new in SQL Server Azure database.

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