55315 Introduction to SQL Databases

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Course Overview

This three-day instructor-led course is aimed at people looking to move into a database professional role or whose job role is expanding to encompass database elements. The course describes fundamental database concepts including database types, database languages, and database designs. This course updates and replaces course 10985C previously published under the same title.

Who Should Attend

The primary audience for this course is people who are moving into a database role, or whose role has expanded to include database technologies. Developers that deliver content from SQL Server databases will also benefit from this material.

Course Objectives

    • Describe key database concepts in the context of SQL Server
    • Describe database languages used in SQL Server
    • Describe data modeling techniques
    • Describe normalization and denormalization techniques
    • Describe relationship types and effects in database design
    • Describe the effects of database design on performance
    • Describe commonly used database objects

Course Outline

1 - Introduction to databases

  • Introduction to Relational Databases
  • Other Databases and Storage
  • Data Analysis
  • SQL Server Database Languages

2 - Data Modeling

  • Data Modelling
  • Designing a Database
  • Relationship Modeling

3 - Normalization

  • Fundamentals of Normalization
  • Normal Form
  • Denormalization

4 - Relationships

  • Introduction to Relationships
  • Planning Referential Integrity

5 - Performance

  • Indexing
  • Query Performance
  • Concurrency

6 - Database Objects

  • Tables
  • Views
  • Stored Procedures, Triggers and Functions

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Class Dates & Times

Class times are listed Eastern time

This is a 3-day class

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Register When Time Where How
Register 07/21/2025 9:00AM - 5:00PM Online VILT
Register 08/27/2025 9:00AM - 5:00PM Online VILT
Register 10/06/2025 9:00AM - 5:00PM Online VILT
Register 11/12/2025 9:00AM - 5:00PM Online VILT
Register 12/22/2025 9:00AM - 5:00PM Online VILT

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