Private Onsite | 5 Days Classroom

Advanced T-SQL Querying, Programming and Tuning for SQL Server 2012 – 2019

Transact-SQL is an essential skill for data professionals and developers working with SQL databases.
Master your T-SQL Querying, Query Tuning and Programming skills. Create highly efficient solutions to your common business tasks.

Main Benefits

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Understand logical query processing and SQL Server’s internal data structures.

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Be able to analyze & tune query performance, and analyze query execution plans.

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Handle data and time data, including intervals.

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Describe performance problems related to use of user defined functions and possible workarounds.

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Describe the changes between the legacy and new cardinality estimators.

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Be able to solve complex querying and programming tasks.

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Create system-versioned temporal tables.

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Think of therms of sets, and be able to compare set based and iterative solutions.

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Be able to migrate on-disk data to memory optimized data.

Upcoming Dates

Dec 2, 2019 – Vienna Enroll here
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Course Delivery Options

Private Onsite.

The course will take place in your companie’s facilities. We limit attendance to no more than 15 students in order to maintain a good level of interactivity.

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5 Days Classroom.

The course will take place in a classroom with no more than 15 students in order to maintain a good level of interactivity.

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Pre-requisites

Before attending this course, it is recommended that students have at least one year of T-SQL querying and programming experience in SQL Server or Azure SQL Database.

We highly recommend to follow T-SQL Fundamentals on-demand.

After this Course

Along the course you will learn how to use T-SQL to solve practical problems.Become a T-SQL Pro learning first hand from the best!

You will learn how to tune your queries, how to develop efficient routines including user defined functions, stored procedures and triggers, work in multi-user environments with transactions and isolation levels, and use dynamic SQL securely and efficiently.

“Itzik’s course opened my eyes and helped me re-discover the passion I have for solving problems using creative and efficient methods”.

John Smith

DBA

“I am extremely happy after Herbert’s class. I will need more time to process everything I´ve learnt from this course”.

Matt Johnson

Developer

“I can see why people love T-SQL. Being able to learn from Itzik has been a pleasure”.

Jason Harris

DBA

Instructors

Itzik Ben – Gan

Itzik Ben-Gan is a Mentor and Co-Founder of SolidQ. A Data Platform Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) since 1999, Itzik has delivered numerous training events around the world focused on T-SQL Querying, Query Tuning and Programming. Itzik is the author of several books including T-SQL Fundamentals Third Edition and T-SQL Querying. He has written articles for SQL Server Pro, SolidQ Journal, MSDN and SQL Performance blog. Itzik’s speaking activities include SQLPASS, SQLBits, SQL Nexus, SQLU, SQLTeach and various user groups around the world. Itzik is the author of SolidQ’s Advanced T-SQL Querying, Programming and Tuning and T-SQL Fundamentals courses along with being a primary resource within the company for their T-SQL related activities.

Herbert Albert

Herbert Albert is a Mentor and Managing Director of SolidQ’s Central and Eastern Europe subsidiary. Since SQL Server 6.0 Albert worked as a consultant, a database developer and trainer and holds several Microsoft certifications including MCT. He was involved in the development of several Microsoft Official Curriculum courses. Herbert co-authored “SQL Server Upgrade Technical Reference Guide” for SQL Server 2008 and 2012 and the Microsoft Press book “SQL Server 2005 Step-by-Step Applied Techniques”. He is a regular speaker at international conferences and events. As a trainer Herbert is focused on courses for T-SQL programming and performance tuning, which he delivers successfully all over Europe.

Course Outline

Module 1. Logical Query Processing

Logical Query Processing Order

Logical Query Processing Example

Phase Details

Module 2. Query Tuning

Internals and Index Tuning

Cardinality Estimations

Temporary Tables

Sets vs. Cursors

Query Tuning with Query Revisionse

Module 3. Multi-Table Queries

Subqueries and Table Expressions

APPLY Operator

Joins

Set Operators
LAB 03

Module 4. Grouping, Pivoting and Windowing

Window Functions

Pivoting and Unpivoting Data

Custom Aggregations

STRING_AGG

Grouping Sets self-study unit)
LAB 04

Module 5. TOP and OFFSET-FETCH

TOP

OFFSET-FETCH

Top N Per Group
LAB 05

Module 6. Modeling: Data Modification

Inserting Data

Sequences

Deleting Data

Updating Data

Merging Data

The OUTPUT Clause
LAB 06

Module 7. Working with Date and Time

Date and Time Datatypes

Date and Time Functions

Date and Time Challenges

System-Versioned Temporal Tables

Date and Time Querying Problems
LAB 07

Module 8. Programmable Objects

Dynamic SQL

User Defined Functions

Stored Procedures

Triggers

Transactions and Concurrency

Exception Handling
LAB 08

Module 9. In-Memory OLTP

Intro to In-Memory OLTP

Architecture

Memory Optimized Tables and Indexes

Natively Compiled Modules

Transaction Semantics
LAB 09

Appendix A: Graphs and Recursive Queries (Bonus Self-Study Material)

Graphs, Described

Materialized Paths

Custom

Using the HIERARCHYID datatype

Nested Sets

Nested Iterations

Loops

Recursive Queries

SQL Graph
LAB A