Introduction
Harness the modern and innovative tools in SQL Server 2019
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What you should know
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Explore the code challenge environment
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1. Get Started
Core concepts
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SQL Server 2019 editions
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Install SQL Server Developer Edition
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Install Management Studio
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Enable features with Configuration Manager
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2. Log into the Server
Management Studio first steps
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Authentication and user permissions
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Create a new user account
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3. Create Databases
Create the first database
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Database configuration options
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Table structures
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Create a simple table
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Edit a table's structure
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Enter data into a table using the GUI
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Import data from CSV files
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Create tables from flat files
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Install a sample database
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4. Table Design for Healthy Databases
Understand data types
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Table column properties
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Primary key fields
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Establish a default value
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Check constraints
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Unique constraints
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Foreign keys
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Create a foreign key column
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Create relationships between tables
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5. Structured Query Language
Solution: Create tables with T-SQL commands
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Solution: Add data with T-SQL commands
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Solution: Query data in a database
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Solution: Filter and sort data with a query
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Solution: Remove and update records in a table
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Solution: Query information from related tables
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Understand the role of T-SQL
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Use the T-SQL editor
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Create a table with T-SQL
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Add data to a table
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Retrieve records with SELECT
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Filter returned results with WHERE
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Sort records
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Delete records from a table
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Update records in a table
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Join related tables
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LEFT JOIN and RIGHT JOIN
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Remove a table from the database
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6. Query Performance
Create a view of the data
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Data table indexes
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Create additional indexes on a table
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Columnstore indexes
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View execution plans
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SQL Server's Query Store
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Rebuild indexes
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7. Query Programmability
Aggregate functions
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Use built-in functions
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Leverage user-defined scalar functions
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Introduction to stored procedures
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Create stored procedures
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Parameterized stored procedures
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8. Backup and Restore
Create a full backup of the database
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Create a differential backup
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Restore a backup
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Automate backups
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Business continuity solutions
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9. Security
User roles and permissions
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Database schemas
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Dynamic data masking
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Always On data encryption
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10. Monitoring and Management
Explore the role of system databases
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Prevent excessive tempdb autogrowth
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Review the SQL Server error log
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Dynamic management views
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Database Console Commands (DBCC)
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