This course will cover the following topics to prepare students for the 70-432 SQL Server 2008 Implementation and Maintenance exam: how to install and configuring SQL Server 2008, maintaining SQL Server instances, managing SQL Server security, maintaining a SQL Server database, performing data management tasks, monitoring and troubleshooting SQL Server, optimizing SQL Server performance, and implementing high availability.

Module 1: Installing Microsoft SQL Server

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Installing Microsoft SQL Server-Part 1

1.3 Installing Mircosoft SQL Server-Part 2

1.4 Choosing A Collation Setting

1.5 Installing Microsoft SQL Server Demo

Module 2: Navigating SQL Server

2.1 Navigating SQL Server

2.2 Management Studio Demo

2.3 SQL Server Configuration Manager

2.4 SQL Server Configuration Manager Demo

Module 3: Data Types

3.1 Data Types

Module 4: Databases

4.1 Databases

4.2 Creating A Database

4.3 Creating A Database Demo

Module 5: Tables

5.1 Tables

5.2 Sparse Columns

5.3 Creating A Table Demo

Module 6: Views

6.1 Views

6.2 Creating A View Demo

Module 7: Constraints

7.1 Constraints

7.2 Creating A Contsraint Demo

Module 8: Store Procedures

8.1 Store Procedures

8.2 Common Language Runtime

8.3 Store Procedures Demo

Module 9: Functions

9.1 Functions

9.2 Three Function Types

9.3 Functions Demo

Module 10: Service Broker

10.1 Service Broker

10.2 Using Service Broker

Module 11: Data Integrity

11.1 Data Integrity

11.2 Planning And Education (demo to be recorded)

Module 12: Permissions

12.1 Permissions

Module 13: Logins, Roles, and Credentials

13.1 Logins And Roles

13.2 More Roles And Credentials

13.3 Users And Roles Demo

13.4 Assigning A Role Demo

Module 14: Additional Security Tools

14.1 Additional Security Tools

14.2 Some Security Tools Demo

Module 15: Backing Up and Restoring Databases

15.1 Backups

15.2 Restoring Databases

15.3 Backups Demo

Module 16: Endpoints

16.1 Endpoints

16.2 Endpoints Demo

Module 17: Linking Servers

17.1 Linking Servers

Module 18: Triggers

18.1 Triggers-Part 1

18.2 Triggers-Part 2

18.3 Triggers Demo

Module 19: Replication

19.1 Replication

19.2 Replication Coverage-Part 1

19.3 Replication Coverage-Part 2

19.4 Replication Demo

Module 20: Performing Indexing and Full-Text Searching

20.1 Indexing

20.2 SQL Searching

20.3 Searching And Indexing In SQL Demo

Module 21: Transactions and Locks

21.1 Transactions

21.2 Locks

21.3 Locks Demo

Module 22: Moving Data

22.1 Moving Data

Module 23: Handling Specialty Data

23.1 Handling Specialty Data

23.2 XML Demo

Module 24: High-Availability Methods

24.1 High-Availability-Part 1

24.2 High-Availability-Part 2

24.3 Creating A Snapshot Demo

Module 25: Maintaining and Automating a SQL Server

25.1 Maintaining And Automating A SQL Server-Part 1

25.2 Maintaining And Automating A SQL Server-Part 2

25.3 Setting Up A SQL Email Demo

Module 26: Monitoring and Optimizing SQL Server

26.1 Monitoring And Optimizing SQL Server

26.2 Monitoring And Optimizing SQL Server Demo

Module 27: SQL Server Management Tools

27.1 SQL Server ManagementTools-Part 1

27.2 SQL Server ManagementTools-Part 2

Module 28: Troubleshooting Techniques

28.1 TroubleshootingTechniques-Part 1

28.2 TroubleshootingTechniques-Part 2

28.3 Troubleshooting Utilities Demo

28.4 Conclusion