NEW HORIZONS
COMPUTER LEARNING CENTERS
SQL Server 2012
Courseware &
Certification Briefing
Agenda
 General Changes & Trends
with SQL Server Courses & Exams
 List of Course & Exam Titles
 Specific Changes Relative to
SQL 2008 Courses
 SQL 2012 Course & Exam Availability
 Final Comments
Much of the content for this presentation was derived or directly taken
from a presentation to Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCTs) in November
2011 as presented by Pete Harris, Learning Product Partner at Microsoft
Learning (MSL).
General Changes & Trends
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More Challenging Exams
 Increases the Value of Certification
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One-to-one Mapping of Courses to Exams!
 Major Philosophical Switch
 As Usual, Additional Study and Exam Prep Are Required to Pass
Exams
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Closer Mapping of Course Topics to Skills Required in the
Industry
All the Courseware Will Be One Volume
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Only One “Book” Instead of Two
Elimination of Three Day Courses; All SQL Courses will be Five
Days Long
The Courses Were Designed Modularly to More Easily Facilitate
Custom Deliveries
 Example 1: T-SQL for Report Authors (First Four Days of 10774)
 Example 2: Building Reports & Visualizations (Portions of 10778)
Target Learning Product Audience
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Audience 1, Core Skills
 “Accidental DBA” & Beyond
 Products that Require Some Form of SQL Server
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Microsoft Accounting Products (Dynamics)
SharePoint
System Center Configuration Manager
System Center Virtual Machine Manager
System Center Operations Manager
System Center Data Protection Manager (I think)
Windows Server Update Service (WSUS)
Audience 2, Traditional Database Professionals
(those working with data full time)
 Administrators
 Developers
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Audience 3, Business Intelligence Professionals
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Reporting
ETL
OLAP
Data Mining
The Point: When designing the new
SQL 2012 courseware Microsoft
aimed at these three audiences.
SQL 2012 Exam & Certification Details
 Seven Certification Exams
(Up from Six)
 Two Certification Paths
(Down from Three)
 Re-Certification Will Be Required
After Three Years
See diagram: SQL 2008 Certification Paths
List of Course & Exam Titles
 Course 10774A / Exam 70-461
 Writing Queries Using Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Transact-SQL
 Course 10775A / Exam 70-462 (Maps Closely to the Current 6231B)
 Maintaining a Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Database
 Course 10776A / Exam 70-464
(Maps Closely to the Current 6232B)
 Implementing a Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Database
 Course 10777A / Exam 70-463
 Implementing a Data Warehouse with Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012
 Course 10778A / Exam 70-466
 Implementing Reports and Data Models
with Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012
 Exam 70-465 (Notice, no corresponding course exists)
 Designing Database Solutions with Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012
 Exam 70-467 (Notice, no corresponding course exists)
 Designing Business Intelligence Solutions
for Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012
Specific Changes
from SQL Server 2008 Courses
 The Querying Course Became Five Days
 It Is Suitable for Beginners
 It Should Represent a Great Improvement Over
the (Poor) 2778 Course
 There Are Two, Five Day Business
Intelligence (BI) Courses Instead of Three,
Three Day Courses
 So, there are Ten Total Days of BI Training
Rather than Nine
 The BI Courses are Scenario-oriented Rather
than Tool-oriented
 Use a Screwdriver or Saw v. Becoming a Carpenter
Curiously Absent…
 No SQL 2012 Upgrade Courses
from Microsoft are Planned!
 This Segment of Learning (& Other
Gaps) Will Ideally Be Addressed
Through the Courseware Library
 No SQL Azure – Specific Courses
 SQL Azure Content Exists, However, in
Relevant Places within the SQL
Courseware Portfolio
Courseware & Exam Availability
 (Microsoft Internal) Course Beta Delivery:
~February 2012
 Beta MOC: ~February 2012 (after Beta Course
Delivery), Based off of SQL Server 2012 “RC0”
 For the First Time Beta MOC is Orderable and Saleable
 CTP v. RC
 Define: .ISO File
 Release to Market (RTM): Q2 CY 2012, Up to
90 Days after the SQL 2012 Product Release
 Exams: Q2 CY 2012
Course 10774: Writing Queries Using
Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Transact-SQL
 Maps to Exam 70-461
 An Evolution of 2778, Not the Same Design
 Simplified Sample Database
 The 2778 Sample Has Over 70 Tables
 Increased to 5 days
 Primary Audience is Junior Database
Developers/Everyone
 Secondary Audience is Report Developers
 Designed for Alternate 4 Day SELECT
Focused Delivery.
SQL Statement Categories
Language (i.e., SQL)
Statement Category (i.e., (DML)
Statement (i.e. SELECT)
Courses 10775 & 10776
 Course 10775A -> Exam 70-462
 Maintaining a Microsoft® SQL Server®
2012 Database
 Course 10776A -> Exam 70-464
 Implementing a Microsoft® SQL Server®
2012 Database
 Leveraged the Design of the “B”
Courses
 Far Superior than the “A” Courses
 Same Database & Objects
Courses 10777 & 10778
 Course 10777A -> Exam 70-463
 Implementing a Data Warehouse with
Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012
 Course 10778A -> Exam 70-466
 Implementing Reports and Data Models with
Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012
 Designed together, Single lab scenario.
 Five Days Each
 Again, Scenario-focused Rather than
Tool-focused
Exam 70-465:
Designing Database Solutions
with Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012
 Exam Functional Groups:
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Design Database Structure
Design Databases and Database Objects
Design Database Security
Design a Troubleshooting and
Optimization Solution
No Course Exists to Directly Prepare for this Exam
Exam 70-467:
Designing Business Intelligence Solutions
for Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012
 Exam Functional Groups
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Plan BI Infrastructure
Design BI Infrastructure
Design an ETL Solution
Design BI Data Models
Design a Reporting Solution
No Course Exists to Directly Prepare for this Exam
Final Comments
 Many Changes are Coming to the
SQL Server 2012 Product
 Many Changes are Coming to the
SQL Server 2012 Courseware and Exams
 In All the Areas of I.T. Organizations
Change Their Database Platform the
Slowest
 …But They Can’t Stay with SQL 2000
and SQL 2005 Forever! This Mean$
 Opportunitie$
Appendices
 List of Module Titles per Course
 SQL Resources on my Website
Course 10774A: Writing Queries Using
Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Transact-SQL
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Module 1:
Introduction to SQL Server 2012
Module 2:
Introduction to Transact SQL Querying
Module 3:
Writing SELECT Statements
Module 4:
Combining Data from Multiple Tables
Module 5:
Filtering and Sorting Data
Module 6:
Working with SQL Server Data Types
Module 7:
Using Built-In Functions
Module 8:
Grouping and Aggregating Data
Module 9:
Using Subqueries
Module 10:
Using Table Expressions
Module 11:
Use Set Operators
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Module 12:
Using Window Ranking, Offset and
Aggregate Functions
Module 13:
Pivoting and Grouping Sets
Module 14:
Writing Specialized Queries
Module 15:
Executing Stored Procedures
Module 16:
Programming with T-SQL
Module 17:
Implementing Error Handling
Module 18:
Implementing Transactions
Module 19:
Querying SQL Server Metadata
Module 20:
Improving Query Performance
Course 10775A: Maintaining a
Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Database
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Module 5:
Module 6:
Module 7:
Module 8:
Module 9:
Introduction to SQL Server 2012 and its
Toolset
Module 12:
Module 13:
Preparing Systems for SQL Server 2012
Installing and Configuring
SQL Server 2012
Working with Databases
Module 14:
Module 15:
Understanding SQL Server 2012
Recovery Models
Module 16:
Backup of SQL Server 2012 Databases
Module 17:
Restoring SQL Server 2012 Databases
Module 18:
Importing and Exporting Data
Module 19:
Authenticating and Authorizing Users
Module 10:
Assigning Server and Database Roles
Module 11:
Authorizing Users to Access Resources
Module 20:
Auditing SQL Server Environments
Automating SQL Server 2012
Management
Configuring Security for
SQL Server Agent
Monitoring SQL Server 2012
with Alerts and Notifications
Performing Ongoing
Database Maintenance
Tracing Access to SQL Server 2012
Monitoring SQL Server 2012
Managing Multiple Servers
Troubleshooting Common
SQL Server 2012 Administrative Issues
Course 10776A: Implementing a
Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Database
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Introduction to SQL Server 2012
and its Toolset
Working with Data Types
Designing and Implementing Tables
Ensuring Data Integrity
through Constraints
Planning for
SQL Server 2012 Indexing
Implementing Table Structures
in SQL Server 2012
Reading SQL Server 2012
Execution Plans
Improving Performance
through Non-Clustered Indexes
Designing and Implementing Views
Module 10:
Designing and Implementing
Stored Procedures
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Merging Data and Passing Tables
Designing and Implementing
User-Defined Functions
Creating Highly Concurrent
SQL Server 2012 Applications
Handling Errors in T-SQL Code
Responding to Data Manipulation
via Triggers
Implementing Managed Code
in SQL Server 2012
Storing XML Data
in SQL Server 2012
Querying XML Data
in SQL Server 2012
Working with SQL Server 2012
Spatial Data
Working with Full-Text
Indexes and Queries
Course 10777A: Implementing a Data
Warehouse with
Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012
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Module 1: Introduction to Data Warehouse Concepts
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Module 2: Data Warehouse Hardware Considerations
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Module 3: Designing and Implementing a Data Warehouse
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Module 4: Creating an ETL Solution with SSIS
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Module 5: Implementing Control Flow in an SSIS Package
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Module 6: Debugging and Troubleshooting SSIS Packages
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Module 7: Implementing an Incremental ETL Process
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Module 8: Incorporating Data from the Cloud in a Data Warehouse
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Module 9: Enforcing Data Quality
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Module 10: Using Master Data Services
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Module 11: Extending SSIS
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Module 12: Deploying and Configuring SSIS Packages
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Module 13: Consuming Data in a Data Warehouse
Course 10778A: Implementing Reports and
Data Models with
Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012
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Module 1: Overview of Reporting and Data Modeling
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Module 2: Implementing Reports with Reporting Services
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Module 3: Supporting Self-Service Reporting
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Module 4: Managing a Reporting Infrastructure
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Module 5: Creating Multidimensional Databases
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Module 6: Working with Cubes and Dimensions
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Module 7: Working with Measures and Measure Groups
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Module 8: Introduction to MDX
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Module 9: Customizing Cube Functionality
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Module 10: Implementing a PowerPivot for Excel Workbook
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Module 11: Introduction to Data Analysis Expression (DAX)
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Module 12: Implementing a Tabular Database
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Module 13: Creating Data Visualizations With Crescent
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Module 14: Performing Predictive Analysis with Data Mining
Resources
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(for you and your clients)
Microsoft SQL Server homepage
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www.microsoft.com/sql
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www.microsoft.com/learning
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Homepage
Microsoft Learning homepage
My Website Resources
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Diagrams
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www.e-Squillace.com/tech/screenshotgallery
(look in the SQL screenshot category; a SQL BI category exists too)
SQL Server reference homepage
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www.e-Squillace.com/tech/techdiagrams
(several SQL and SQL BI diagrams)
Screenshot Gallery
»
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www.e-Squillace.com
(Search button, Test taking tips link)
www.e-Squillace.com/tech/techreference/sql
(a huuuuge amount of links)
SQL Server BI reference homepage
»
www.e-Squillace.com/tech/techreference/sqlbi/sqlbi.htm
(also a huuuuge amount of links)
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My Library Books (click on this link)
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User Groups
(see SQLPASS.org for a larger listing)
 West Michigan SQL Server User Group (WMSSUG)
 Detroit Area SQL ServerUser Group (Detroit SSUG)