Microsoft Academy: Clinic 10164: Essential SQL Server 2008 for Developers

Online

This online course is part of the Microsoft Academy Online Learning courses.

The entirety of the offering is 12 hours but it is designed to be modular, allowing the user to skip to the tracks which are most relevant to them. this clinic will help you understand how to build enterprise-class applications which deeply exploit the rich data types, programming models and new development paradigms in SQL Server 2008.

• All current Cambridge University members (departments and colleges)
• Further details regarding eligibility criteria are available on our main Microsoft Academy Online Learning page under Target Audience

• Real-world SQL Server 2000/2005 application development experience
• Basic operational familiarity with SQL Server Management Studio
• Real-world .NET Framework development experience
• Basic operational familiarity with Visual Studio

This clinic covers the following topics:

• TSQL Improvements and Data Types
• Beyond Relational
• SQLCLR: .NET Code In SQL Server
• Service Broker and Messaging
• SQL Server and Visual Studio
• Client Programmability
• ADO.NET Entity Framework
• HTTP Programming and SQL Server
• Occasionally Connected Systems

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Learn all the essential elements of SQL Server 2008 development in an interactive instructor-led format
• Learn how to exploit the unique features of SQL Server 2008 in your applications
• Deep and intensive 200-300 level technical training custom-designed for professional software developers
• Courseware developed by Bob Beauchemin and Simon Sabin of www.sqlskills.com, pre-eminent experts in SQL Server application development
• Get hands-on experience with SQL Server 2008 application development (not available in all locations)

Online videos

• Go to our main Microsoft Academy Online Learning page