New Horizons Computer Learning Center
410-597-9722

2783: Designing the Data Tier for Microsoft SQL Server 2005

Course Length: 1 Day

Overview:
This one-day instructor-led clinic provides students with the knowledge and skills to design the data tier for Microsoft SQL Server 2005. The clinic focuses on teaching database developers working in enterprise environments to understand and decide how application developers are going to access and consume their data.

Prerequisites:
Writing Queries Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Transact-SQL
Course 2779: Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database
Course 2780: Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database

Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Choose data access technologies and an object model to support an organization's business needs
• Design an exception handling strategy
• Choose a cursor strategy
• Design query strategies using Multiple Active Result Sets (MARS)
• Design caching strategies for database applications
• Design a scalable data tier for database applications

Course Content

Lesson 1: Choosing Data Access Technologies and an Object Model

• Introduction to Data Access Technologies
• Choosing Technologies for Accessing Data
• Building a Data Access Layer
• Designing Data Access from SQL Common Language Runtime (CLR) Objects
• Available Data Object Models for Administering SQL Server

Lesson 2: Designing an Exception Handling Strategy

• Exception Types and Their Purposes
• Detecting Exceptions
• Managing Exceptions

Lesson 3: Choosing a Cursor Strategy

• Common Scenarios for Row-Based vs. Set-Based Operations
• Selecting Appropriate Server-Side Cursors
• Selecting Appropriate Client-Side Cursors

Lesson 4: Designing Query Strategies Using Multiple Active Result Sets

• Introduction to MARS
• Designing Query Strategies for Multiple Reads
• Designing Query Strategies for Mixing Reads and Writes in the Same Connection
• Concurrency Considerations When Using MARS

Lesson 5: Designing Caching Strategies for Database Applications

• Why Caching Is Important
• Data and Query Caching in SQL Server 2005
• Using Caching Technologies Outside of SQL Server
• Custom Caching Techniques

Lesson 6: Designing a Scalable Data Tier for Database Applications

• Identifying the Need to Scale
• Scaling Database Applications to Avoid Concurrency Contention
• Scaling SQL Server Database Systems
• Scaling Database Applications Using a Service-Oriented Architecture
• Improving Availability and Scalability by Scaling Out Front-End Systems

6940 Tudsbury Road, Baltimore, MD 21244
P: 410-597-9722
www.nhbaltimore.com