MCITP Database Developer 2008

• Designing a Database Strategy


• Designing Database Tables


• Designing Programming Objects


• Designing a Transaction and Concurrency Strategy


• Designing an XML Strategy


• Designing Queries for Performance


• Designing a Database for Optimal Performance

Candidate Profile:
Candidates for this certification are professionals who work in an enterprise-level organisation and designing and develop SQL Server applications.
This program is aimed to teach you and to test you on the following Microsoft accreditations:

• MCTS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Database Development


• MCITP: Database Developer 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.











Microsoft - MCITP Database Developer 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.







Microsoft - MCITP Database Developer 2008 - Curriculum
Firebrand Training provides thorough instructor-led training to ensure that you learn the fundamentals and obtain hands-on skills. You will emerge able to immediately apply your new knowledge in your career environment.

Course Content
Firebrand Training's accelerated MCITP Database Developer 2008 course will teach you how to:

• Create and alter tables.


• Create and alter views.


• Create and alter indexes.


• Create and modify constraints.


• Implement data types.


• Implement partitioning solutions.


• Create and alter stored procedures.


• Create and alter user-defined functions (UDFs).


• Create and alter DML triggers.


• Create and alter DDL triggers.


• Create and deploy CLR-based objects.


• Implement error handling.


• Manage transactions.


• Query data by using SELECT statements.


• Modify data by using INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE statements.


• Return data by using the OUTPUT clause.


• Modify data by using MERGE statements.


• Implement aggregate queries.


• Combine datasets.


• Apply built-in scalar functions.


• Implement subqueries.


• Implement CTE (common table expression) queries.


• Apply ranking functions.


• Control execution plans.


• Integrate Database Mail.


• Implement full-text search.


• Implement scripts by using Windows PowerShell and SQL Server Management Objects (SMOs).


• Implement Service Broker solutions.


• Track data changes.


• Retrieve relational data as XML.


• Transform XML data into relational data.


• Query XML data.


• Manage XML data.


• Capture execution plans.


• Gather trace information by using Profiler


• Collect output from the Database Engine Tuning Advisor.


• Collect information from system metadata.


• Identify which SQL Server components to use to support business requirements.


• Design a database model.


• Design a data model by using the Entity Framework.


• Design an application strategy to support security.


• Design a solution by using Service Broker.


• Design a Full-Text Search strategy.


• Identify the appropriate usage of new data types.


• Design tables.


• Design data integrity.


• Design T-SQL stored procedures.


• Design views.


• Design T-SQL table-valued and scalar functions.


• Design Common Language Runtime (CLR) table-valued and scalar functions.


• Design CLR stored procedures, aggregates, and types.


• Evaluate special programming constructs.


• Design the locking granularity level.


• Design for implicit and explicit transactions.


• Design for concurrency.


• Design XML storage.


• Design a strategy to query and modify XML data.


• Design a query strategy by using FOR XML.


• Design a strategy to transform XML into relational data.


• Optimize and tune queries.


• Analyze execution plans.


• Evaluate the use of row-based operations vs. set-based operations.


• Optimize indexing strategies.


• Design scalable database solutions.


• Resolve performance problems by using plan guides.


• Design a table and index compression strategy.


• Design a table and index partitioning strategy.


• Review

You will be prepared for, and sit the following Microsoft exam:

• Exam 70-433: TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Database Development


• Exam 70-451: PRO: Designing Database Solutions and Data Access Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008

Microsoft - MCITP Database Developer 2008 - Exam Track
This course will prepare students for, and test them in the following Microsoft exams:

• Exam 70-433: TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Database Development


• Exam 70-451: PRO: Designing Database Solutions and Data Access Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008

Microsoft - MCITP Database Developer 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.
And there's more. Along with daily lectures, exercises, and review sessions, you’ll also get:
Our Certification Programs include*

• 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

* Please note:

• Our ISC(2) Cissp CBK Review program differs from normal course delivery. For more details, speak to us on 080 80 800 888.


• Exam vouchers for our (ISC)2 certifications need to be purchased directly from (ISC)2


• On site testing is not included in our Scrum, ISACA or PMI certifications

Our instructors teach to accommodate every student's learning needs through individualised instruction, hands-on labs, lab partner and group exercises, independent study, self-testing, and question/answer drills.
Firebrand Training has dedicated, well-equipped educational facilities where you will attend instruction and labs and have access to comfortable study and lounging rooms. Our students consistently say our facilities are second-to-none.
Examination Passing Policy
Should a student complete a Firebrand Training Program without having successfully passed all vendor examinations, the student may re-attend that program for a period of one year.  Students will only be responsible for accommodations and vendor exam fees.








Microsoft - MCITP Database Developer 2008 - Prerequisites
Delegates are required to meet the following prerequisites:

• At least one year of experience using SQL Server 2005 or higher in a live production environment


• An understanding of T-SQL


• Experience of database design

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.