Overview
This five-day instructor-led course provides students who manage and maintain SQL Server databases with the knowledge and skills to performance tune and optimize their databases. As well as covering best practices with
Stored Procedures writing.
Audience Profile
The primary audience for this course is individuals who administer and maintain SQL Server databases and are responsible for optimal performance of SQL Server instances that they manage. These individuals also write queries against data and need to ensure optimal execution performance of the workloads.
The secondary audiences for this course are individuals who develop applicationsthat deliver content from SQL Server databases.
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:
Describe the high level architectural overview of SQL Server and its various components.
Describe the SQL Server execution model, waits and queues.
Describe core I/O concepts, Storage Area Networks and performance testing.
Describe architectural concepts and best practices related to data files for user databases and
TempDB.
Describe architectural concepts and best practices related to Concurrency, Transactions, Isolation
Levels and Locking.
Describe architectural concepts of the Optimizer and how to identify and fix query plan issues.
Describe architectural concepts, troubleshooting scenarios and best practices related to Plan Cache.
Describe architectural concepts, troubleshooting strategy and usage scenarios for Extended Events.
Explain data collection strategy and techniques to analyze collected data.
Understand techniques to identify and diagnose bottlenecks to improve overall performance.
Module 1: SQL Server Architecture, Scheduling, and Waits
This module covers high level architectural overview of SQL Server and its various components. It dives deep into SQL
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Server execution model, waits and queues
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Lessons
SQL Server Components and SQL OS
Windows Scheduling vs SQL Scheduling
Waits and Queues
Lab : SQL Server Architecture, Scheduling, and Waits
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe the SQL Server components and SQL OS
Describe the differences between Windows Scheduling and SQL scheduling
Describe waits and queues
Module 2: SQL Server I/O
This module covers core I/O concepts, Storage Area Networks and performance testing. It focuses on SQL Server I/O operations and how to test storage performance.
Lessons
Core Concepts
Storage Solutions
I/O Setup and Testing
Lab : Testing Storage Performance
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe the core concepts of SQL I/O
Describe storage solutions
Setup and test I/O
Module 3: Database Structures
This module covers Database Structures, Data File and TempDB Internals. It focuses on architectural concepts and best practices related to data files for user databases and TempDB.
Lessons
Database Structure Internals
Data File Internals
TempDB Internals
Lab : Database Structures
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe the internal setup of database structures
Describe the internal setup of data files.
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Describe the internal setup of TempDB
Module 4: SQL Server Memory
This module covers Windows and SQL Server Memory internals. It focuses on architectural concepts and best practices related to SQL Server Memory Configuration.
Lessons
Windows Memory
SQL Server Memory
In-Memory OLTP
Lab : SQL Server Memory
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe the components of Windows memory
Describe the components of SQL Server memory
Describe In-Memory OLTP
Module 5: SQL Server Concurrency
This module covers Transactions and Locking Internals. It focuses on architectural concepts and best practices related to Concurrency, Transactions, Isolation Levels and Locking.
Lessons
Concurrency and Transactions
Locking Internals
Lab : SQL Server Concurrency
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Explain concurrency and transactions
Describe locking
Module 6: Statistics and Index Internals
This module covers Statistics and Index Internals. It focuses on architectural concepts and best practices related to
Statistics and Indexes.
Lessons
Statistics Internals and Cardinality Estimation
Index Internals
Columnstore Indexes
Lab : Statistics and index Internals
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After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe statistics internals
Explain cardinality estimation
Describe why you would use Columnstore indexes and be able to implement one
Module 7: Query Execution and Query Plan Analysis
This module covers Query Execution and Query Plan Analysis. It focuses on architectural concepts of the Optimizer and how to identify and fix query plan issues.
Lessons
Query execution and optimizer internals
Query execution plans
Analyzing query execution plans
Lab : Query execution and query plan analysis
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe query execution and optimizer
Analyze query plans and resolve common issues
Module 8: Plan Caching and Recompilation
This module covers Plan Caching and Recompilation. It focuses on architectural concepts, troubleshooting scenarios and best practices related to Plan Cache.
Lessons
Plan cache internals
Troubleshooting plan cache issues
Query store
Lab : Plan caching and recompilation
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe plan cache
Troubleshoot plan cache issues
Describe query store and why you would use it
Module 9: Extended Events
This module covers Extended Events. It focuses on architectural concepts, troubleshooting strategy and usage scenarios for Extended Events.
Lessons
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Extended events core concepts
Working with extended events
Lab : Extended events
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe the core concepts of extended events
Implement extended events
Module 10: Monitoring, Tracing, and Baselining
This module covers tools and techniques to monitor, trace and baseline SQL Server performance data. It focuses on data collection strategy and techniques to analyze collected data.
Lessons
Monitoring and tracing
Baselining and benchmarking
Lab : Monitoring, Tracing and Baselining
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe various options for monitoring and tracing
Describe various options for benchmarking and baselining
Module 11: Executing Stored Procedures
This module describes how to return results by executing stored procedures. Pass parameters to procedures. Create simple stored procedures that encapsulate a SELECT statement. Construct and execute dynamic SQL with EXEC and sp_executesql.
Lessons
Querying Data with Stored Procedures
Passing Parameters to Stored procedures
Creating Simple Stored Procedures
Working with Dynamic SQL
Best practices in Stored Procedures
Lab : Executing Stored Procedures
Using the EXECUTE statement to Invoke Stored Procedures
Passing Parameters to Stored procedures
Executing System Stored Procedures
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Prerequisites
In addition to their professional experience, students who attend this training should already have the following technical knowledge:
Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system and its core functionality.
Working knowledge of database administration and maintenance
Working knowledge of Transact-SQL.
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.