Introduzione

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.

The primary audience for this course are existing database professionals with experience of SQL Server 2014 who want to update their skills to 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

Obiettivi del corso

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Describe key capabilities and components of SQL Server 2016

Describe new and enhanced features in SQL Server performance

Describes new and enhanced features in SQL Server security

Describe what’s new in SQL Server Availability and Scalability

Describe new and enhanced features in reporting and PowerBI in SQL Server 2016

Describe new and enhanced data access features

Describe new and enhanced features in SQL Server OLAP

Describe new SQL Server cloud functionality

Prerequisiti

In addition to their professional experience, students who attend this training should already have the following technical knowledge:

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.

Struttura del Corso

MODULE 1: Introduction to SQL Server 2016

Describe key capabilities and components of SQL Server 2016

Lessons

After completing this module, you 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

Lab : Exploring SQL Server 2016

MODULE 2: What’s New in SQL Server Performance

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

Lessons

After completing this module, you 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

Lab : Implementing SQL Server 2016 Performance Improvements

MODULE 3: What’s New in SQL Server Security?

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

Lessons

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Implement a logical design for a data warehouse

Using Always Encrypted

Implement a physical design for a data warehouse

Dynamic Data Masking

Lab : Implementing SQL Server 2016 Security Improvements

MODULE 4: What’s New in SQL Server Availability and Scalability?

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

Lessons

After completing this module, you 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

PowerShell 5.0

Lab : Monitoring tempdb

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

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

Lessons

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Describe the enhancements to Reporting Services

Describe the enhancements to PowerBI

Mobile Report Publisher

Lab : Implementing PowerBI

MODULE 6: What’s New in SQL Server Data Access?

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

Lessons

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Describe and install PolyBase

What’s new in Integration Services

Working with SSIS and Azure

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

MODULE 7: New and Enhanced Features in SQL Server OLAP

This module describes enhancements in SQL Server OLAP.

Lessons

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Describe new and enhanced features in SQL Server OLAP

Describe new and enhanced features in SQL Server Analysis Services

Lab : OLAP with SQL Server

MODULE 8: What’s New for SQL Server in the Cloud?

This module describes new SQL Server cloud functionality.

Lessons

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Describe stretch Databases and why you would use them

Understand Enhanced Backups to Azure

Be aware of SQL Server 2016 Hybrid Cloud

Describe what’s new in SQL Server Azure database

Lab : Using Stretch Database