Microsoft - MCITP Database Administrator 2008

A Firebrand Training
6
Day Course

Microsoft - MCITP Database Administrator 2008 - Overview

SQL Server 2008 delivers on Microsoft’s Data Platform vision by helping your organisation manage any data, any place, any time. Your data can be stored and accessed in your largest servers within the data centre all the way down to desktops and mobile devices, enabling you to have control over your data no matter where it is stored.

This 6 day accelerated SQL 2008 program will teach delegates how to install and configure SQL Server 2008, how to maintain instances, manage security, maintain a database and perform data management tasks. They will also learn how to monitor and troubleshoot SQL Server, optimise performance and implement high availability.

We’ll then move on to show you how to design a SQL Server Instance and a database solution, design a database server security solution, or a database solution for high availability, and design a backup and recovery solution.

This program is aimed to teach you and to test you on the following Microsoft accreditations:

MCTS: SQL Server 2008, Implementation and Maintenance
MCITP: Database Administrator 2008

This blended-learning program employs outcome-based (Lecture | Lab | Review) delivery - that focuses on preparing you with the real-world skills required to obtain your certification and to hit the ground running in your career. Our Trainers are among the most senior consultants in the industry, affording each Firebrand Training student the benefit of many years of real-world development expertise - while being able to effectively translate complex technical theory into easily understood terms.

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Microsoft - MCITP Database Administrator 2008 - Benefits

Other training providers rely heavily on lecture, self-testing and self-study.

Our approach is highly varied and interactive to keep your attention, promote teamwork, and reinforce knowledge gained through hands-on learning.

You will:

Be Immersed into a distraction-free environment - escaping your normal routine and focusing purely on learning.

Experience Accelerated Learning methods – designed to help you learn much more quickly, spend less time out of the office, and see returns from your investment straight away.

Be Measured through on-site exam testing - creating a complete feedback loop that ensures you understand the subject thoroughly.

With Firebrand Training, you will learn more.

This information has been provided as a helpful tool for candidates considering certification. Benefits of certification determined through studies do not guarantee any particular personal successes. Firebrand Training provides a guarantee of obtaining certification at the camp, but does not make any guarantees about personal successes or benefits of obtaining certification.

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Microsoft - MCITP Database Administrator 2008 - Curriculum

Course content for MCTS: SQL Server 2008, Implementation and Maintenance

Module 1: Installing and Configuring SQL Server

The students will be introduced to planning for a SQL Server installation. The students will then be introduced to installing, configuring, and managing SQL Server.
Lessons
Preparing to Install SQL Server
Installing SQL Server
Configuring a SQL Server Installation
Lab : Installing and Configuring SQL Server
Installing SQL Server
Configuring SQL Server
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Explain how to prepare the hardware and other resources necessary to install SQL Server.
Install SQL Server.
Manage and configure SQL Server.

Module 2: Managing Databases and Files

The students will be introduced to database planning and creation, and using database options to control database behavior.
Lessons
Planning Databases
Creating Databases
Using Policy-Based Management
Lab : Managing Databases and Files
Creating a Database
Monitoring and Managing Filegroup Usage
Creating a Policy
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Plan a database implementation that meets an organization's requirements.
Create a SQL Server database.
Manage a SQL Server database.

Module 3: Disaster Recovery

The students will be introduced to disaster recovery techniques for SQL Server. They will learn how to perform different types of backup and restore operations, including online restores and backup and restores of system databases.
Lessons
Planning a Database Backup Strategy
Backing Up a User Database
Restoring User Databases
Performing Online Restore Operations
Recovering Data from Database Snapshots
System Databases and Disaster Recovery
Lab : Disaster Recovery
Implementing a Backup Strategy
Restoring and Recovering a Database
Performing Piecemeal Backup and Restore Operations
Restoring the Master Database
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Plan a backup strategy for a database.
Back up user databases.
Restore user databases from backups.
Restore data in a user database while it is online.
Recover data for a user database from a database snapshot.
Restore and recover system databases.

Module 4: Managing Security

The students will be introduced to protecting SQL Server. Students will learn about the SQL Server security model and how to use SQL Server security features to control access to databases and their contents.
Lessons
Overview of SQL Server Security
Protecting the Server Scope
Protecting the Database Scope
Managing Keys and Certificates
Auditing Security
Lab : Managing Security
Creating Logins and Assigning Server-Scope Permissions
Creating Database Users and Assigning Database-Scope and Schema-Scope Permissions
Encrypting Data Using Certificates and Keys
Implementing SQL Server Audit
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe how SQL Server manages security.
Protect SQL Server at the server level.
Protect SQL Server databases.
Use keys and certificates to protect SQL Server objects.
Audit SQL Server security.

Module 5: Transferring Data

The students will be introduced to transfer data to and from SQL Server using UI and command-line tools, and learn about transferring and transforming data with SQL Server Integration Services.
Lessons
Overview of Data Transfer
Introduction to SQL Server Integration Services
Lab : Transferring Data
Using the Import/Export Wizard
Performing a Bulk Load
Creating an SSIS Solution
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Use UI and command-line tools to import and export data.
Describe the features of SQL Server Integration Services.

Module 6: Automating Administrative Tasks

The students will learn how to automate routine administrative tasks using jobs, operators, and alerts.
Lessons
Automating Administrative Tasks in SQL Server
Using SQL Server Agent
Creating Maintenance Plans
Implementing Alerts
Managing Multiple Servers
Managing SQL Server Agent Security
Lab : Automating Administrative Tasks
Configuring SQL Server Agent
Creating Operators and Jobs
Creating Alerts
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Define SQL Server administrative tasks and schedule those tasks to run automatically.
Configure SQL Server Agent to support automatic task scheduling.
Script tasks by using SQL Server jobs, and define operators for managing those jobs.
Define alerts to warn operators about events raised by SQL Server.
Define and manage administrative tasks that span multiple servers.
Configure SQL Server Agent security.

Module 7: Implementing Replication

The students will be introduced to techniques for configuring SQL Server replication.
Lessons
Overview of Replication
Managing Publications and Subscriptions
Configuring Replication in Some Common Scenarios
Lab : Implementing Replication
Implementing Snapshot Replication
Implementing Peer-to-Peer Transactional Replication
Implementing HTTP Merge Replication
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe replication and its components.
Configure and implement replication.
Use replication to meet the requirements of some common scenarios.

Module 8: Maintaining High Availability

The students will be introduced to concepts and methods for maintaining high availability with SQL Server.
Lessons
Introduction to High Availability
Implementing Log Shipping
Implementing Database Mirroring
Implementing Server Clustering
Using Distributed High Availability Solutions
Lab : Maintaining High Availability
Configuring Log Shipping
Configuring Database Mirroring
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the factors affecting database availability.
Describe how to implement log shipping to support fast recovery of a standby SQL Server database.
Describe how to use SQL Server mirroring to implement a software solution for fast failover.
Explain how to implement clustering to support fast failover of computers running SQL Server instances.
Describe how to implement distributed high availability solutions.

Module 9: Monitoring SQL Server

The students will be introduced to monitoring SQL Server performance and activity.
Lessons
Viewing Current Activity
Using SQL Server Profiler
Monitoring with DDL Triggers
Using Event Notifications
Lab : Monitoring SQL Server
Monitoring SQL Server Activity
Tracing SQL Server Activity
Using DDL Triggers
Using Event Notifications
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Examine the current activity in a SQL Server instance.
Use SQL Server Profiler to trace server and database activity.
Use DDL triggers to monitor changes to the structure of database objects.
Use event notifications to capture and monitor significant events for a SQL Server instance.

Module 10: Troubleshooting and Performance Tuning

The students will learn how to troubleshoot a variety of common SQL Server problems. Students will also learn how to tune SQL Server for improved performance using a variety of tools.
Lessons
Troubleshooting SQL Server
Performance Tuning in SQL Server
Using Resource Governor
Using Data Collector
Lab : Troubleshooting and Performance Tuning
Troubleshooting Connectivity Problems
Troubleshooting Concurrency Problems
Using the Database Engine Tuning Advisor
Implementing Resource Governor
Implementing Data Collector
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Troubleshoot common SQL Server problems, such as connectivity, concurrency, and job and disk space problems.
Perform basic performance tuning tasks in SQL Server using the Database Engine Tuning Advisor, index tuning, and query tuning.
Use Resource Governor to manage SQL Server workloads and resources.
Use Data Collector to obtain performance data about your computer and the instances of SQL Server running on your computer.

Additional course content for MCITP: Database Administrator 2008

Design for CPU, memory, and storage capacity requirements
Design SQL Server instances
Design physical database and object placement
Design a migration, consolidation, and upgrade strategy
Design instance authentication
Design instance-level security configurations
Design database, schema, and object security parameters
Design a security policy and an audit plan
Design an encryption strategy
Design a failover clustering solution
Design database mirroring
Design a high-availability solution that is based on replication
Design a high-availability solution that is based on log shipping
Select high-availability technologies based on business requirements
Design a backup strategy
Design a recovery strategy
Design a recovery test plan

Design a monitoring solution at the operating system level
Design a monitoring solution at the instance level
Design a solution to monitor performance and concurrency
Design a maintenance strategy for database servers
Design a solution to govern resources
Design policies by using Policy-Based Management
Design a data compression strategy
Design a management automation strategy
Administer SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) packages
Design a strategy to use linked servers
Design a replication strategy for data distribution

You will be prepared for, and sit, the following exams:

Exam 70-432: TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Installation and Maintenance
Exam 70-450 Pro: Designing, Optimizing and Maintaining a Database Server Infrastructure Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008

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Microsoft - MCITP Database Administrator 2008 - Exam Track

You will be prepared for, and sit, the following exams:

Exam 70-432: TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Installation and Maintenance
Exam 70-450 Pro: Designing, Optimizing and Maintaining a Database Server Infrastructure Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008

Interested? See our pricing or text 'firebrand mcitpdba08' to 07786 200 690

Microsoft - MCITP Database Administrator 2008 - What's Included

With Firebrand, you benefit from top-quality education in an all-inclusive course package specifically designed for the needs and ease of our students. We attend to every detail so you can focus solely on your studies and certification goals.

You’ll get a robust set of course materials that cater to each of our three key individual learning styles (auditory, visual, and kinaesthetic-tactile) - critical for a successful learning experience.

Our Certification Programs include*

Daily lectures, exercises, and review sessions
Intensive Hands-on Training Utilising our (Lecture | Lab | Review)^TM Delivery
Comprehensive study materials and courseware - we adapt official curriculum to address the demands of accelerated learners
Self-testing software and/or mock exam papers
Fully instructor-led program with 24 hour lab access
Exam vouchers
On site testing
Accommodation, all meals, drinks and snacks
Our Certification Guarantee - because we're sure you'll pass first time, if don’t pass your exams, come back to the course within a year and you only pay for accommodation and exam vouchers - everything else is free

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Microsoft - MCITP Database Administrator 2008 - Prerequisites

Candidates for this certification are professionals who work in an enterprise-level organisation and designing, deploying, optimizing, maintaining, and supporting database service life cycle.

Further prerequisites:

Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system and its core functionality.
Working knowledge of Transact-SQL.
Working knowledge of Relational databases.
Core Windows Server skills.
Database design skills.

Candidates for this exam work in an environment in which Microsoft SQL Server 2008 is used for database solutions. Candidates should have at least three years of experience administering databases in an enterprise-level organization and designing, deploying, optimizing, maintaining, and supporting database service life cycle. Candidates should also have experience with the following:

Defining high-availability solutions
Data distribution
Automating administrative tasks (for example, checking db stats, backups)
Maintaining administrative tasks (for example, determining index rebuild time, file groups for backup)
Defining security solutions
Monitoring and troubleshooting the database server
Performance optimization (for example, physical tuning, including hardware, operating system, instance-level tuning), PerfMon
Designing and executing deployments
Deployments and migration
Defining the infrastructure (for example, storage, hardware, and number of servers or instances)

We interview all applicants for the course on their technical background, degrees and certifications held, and general suitability. If you get through this screening process, it means you stand a great chance of passing.

Firebrand Training is an immersive training environment. You must be committed to the course. The above prerequisites are guidelines, but many students with less experience have other background or traits that have enabled their success in accelerated training through Firebrand Training.

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MCITP Database Administrator 2008 - Testimonials

"The location and facilities were excellent backed up with fantastic support from an excellent tutor."
Darren Bos, Enta Technologies Ltd.
Microsoft MCITP Database Administrator 2008 (6 Days) (18/5/2009 to 23/5/2009)

"Yet again a course delivered to the ever increasing high standards. They have a wonderful combination of real world experience and practical exam advice. I not only attend the courses but am the manager for my department and thus am happy to send my team here where I know even if they don't pass an exam they walk away with some real knowledge gained. Saying that I have only had 2 people fail in the 2 years I have been sending people here and they both passed within a week of returning."
Daniel Bryk, Smartodds.
Microsoft MCITP Database Administrator 2008 (6 Days) (10/8/2009 to 15/8/2009)

"Be prepared for long hours and brain overload. Now I have done this type of course, a 2nd or 3rd course might be easier, but as a first time experience it was tough."
R.L, No-one.
Microsoft MCITP Database Administrator 2008 (6 Days) (18/5/2009 to 23/5/2009)

"Effective, well organised, a lot of hard work but learnt a lot in the time I was here."
Scott Eastman, ENTA Technologies.
Microsoft MCITP Database Administrator 2008 (6 Days) (18/5/2009 to 23/5/2009)

"Brilliant. Very, very knowledgeable, absolutely no complaints. Great to have someone who has actually put this into practice, rather than some trainers who just know the theory, especially when the trainees are experienced DBAs. I dont think there was a single question that the Firebrand trainer couldn't answer, and we asked some tricky ones. Spot on, keep up the good work. :)"
J.R, Nokia.
Microsoft MCITP Database Administrator 2008 (6 Days) (10/8/2009 to 15/8/2009)

"No sleep, no rest, fast paced training at a extremely high level. No phones or distractions. Focus, focus, focus! Good food, excellent trainers and staff and fun at the same time. Tales from your fellow classmates and trainers about real world experience. Now, there is the concept for learning!"
Lars Eriksson, Systemasis.
Microsoft MCITP Database Administrator 2008 (6 Days) (10/8/2009 to 15/8/2009)

"I came with little experience of SQL and did well in exams."
R.G, PurelyComputing.
Microsoft MCITP Database Administrator 2008 (6 Days) (18/5/2009 to 23/5/2009)

"This without a doubt the most efficient course I have ever attended. Especially the way high level training was coupled to my situation at home worded well."
Jens Riis, Bornholms Regionskommune.
Microsoft MCITP Database Administrator 2008 (6 Days) (10/8/2009 to 15/8/2009)

"The course I attended was more than I expected, even after reading the website and testimonials. Great environment, facilities and an exceptional instructor helped to make this the best course I have ever attended. This is a bootcamp, so work hard, stay sharp and you will be rewarded with a great experience and a vast amount of new knowledge."
Justin Hannant, Leighs Paints.
Microsoft MCITP Database Administrator 2008 (6 Days) (10/8/2009 to 15/8/2009)

"Excellent instructor."
D.C, RM.
Microsoft MCITP Database Administrator 2008 (6 Days) (10/8/2009 to 15/8/2009)

"Great Learning experience , beats the crap Microsoft come out with hands down!"
Sue Holland, rm.
Microsoft MCITP Database Administrator 2008 (6 Days) (18/5/2009 to 23/5/2009)

"Very educational and productive, provides excellent knowledge levels and degree of detail required to successfully complete the desired training level certification. I enrolled on the MCITP SQL Server 2008 course because of previous experience with Firebrand and recommendations with colleagues and comments."
K.K, Xerox UK.
Microsoft MCITP Database Administrator 2008 (6 Days) (14/12/2009 to 19/12/2009)

"Excellent instructor."
D.C, RM.
Microsoft MCITP Database Administrator 2008 (6 Days) (10/8/2009 to 15/8/2009)

"Excellent aggressive training style for busy serious professionals!"
Hossam AlFraih, Al-Elm Information Security.
Microsoft MCITP Database Administrator 2008 (6 Days) (10/8/2009 to 15/8/2009)

"Excellent instructor."
D.C, RM.
Microsoft MCITP Database Administrator 2008 (6 Days) (10/8/2009 to 15/8/2009)

"Firebrands style of training is a very effective way of learning the skills you need for your future development and attaining certification quickly. Make sure that you meet the pre-requisites of the MCITP SQL Server 2008 Administrator course otherwise you may struggle to keep up, its very fast paced."
Chris Hinchcliffe, movewithus.
Microsoft MCITP Database Administrator 2008 (6 Days) (2/11/2009 to 7/11/2009)

"Excellent! Effective and focused learning with certification a bonus."
E.D, British Energy.
Microsoft MCITP Database Administrator 2008 (6 Days) (4/1/2010 to 9/1/2010)

"Great training from experts to serious DBAs in a nice environment."
Hossam AlFraih, Al-Elm Information Security.
Microsoft MCITP Database Administrator 2008 (6 Days) (18/5/2009 to 23/5/2009)

MCITP Database Administrator 2008 - Course Dates

Start	Finish	Status	Book now
8/2/2010	13/2/2010	Finished
5/4/2010	10/4/2010	Limited availability	Book now
10/5/2010	15/5/2010	Open	Book now

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