Microsoft IT Academy: Clinic 6341: Overview of Microsoft SQL Server Data Services

Online

This 1-hour online clinic provides SQL Server developers who are experienced in implementing database solutions with an overview of SQL Server Data Services (SSDS).

• All current Cambridge University members (departments and colleges)
• Further details regarding eligibility criteria are available

This clinic requires that students meet the following prerequisites:

• Experience with general SQL database concepts that are largely independent of a specific version of SQL Server.
• Experience deploying or upgrading database solutions.
• NOT new to database technologies, a hobbyist, or a generalist.
• Experience with C#, VB.NET, and Visual Studio/.NET Framework.
• Experience with RDBMS models.
• Experience working with Web services.

• This clinic has the same content as the previous version in an updated viewer with a new look and feel.

This clinic covers the following topics:

• Introduction to SSDS
• SSDS Object Model
• Working with SSDS

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

• Describe the features and benefits of implementing SSDS.
• Describe the SSDS object model.
• Describe how to query and save data in SSDS.

Self-taught online

To view this course, you need:

• A Pentium II, 256 MB RAM with a processor speed greater than or equal to 400 MHZ
• Microsoft® Windows® 2000 or higher
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Macromedia Flash 7.0 or higher (1MB disk space needed to install)
• Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0 or higher
• Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 or higher
• A Super VGA monitor with minimum screen resolution 1024x768, with 16-bit color.
• A sound card, and either speakers or headphones (for multi-media audio).
• Internet bandwidth of 56K or faster. Broadband internet access is recommended.

For courses containing Virtual Server-based labs (courses in the IT Professional and Developer Catalog), you will need:

• Microsoft Virtual Server ActiveX control (1MB disk space needed to install)

• The following software must be running on your computer in order to access this course with Screen Reader Software:
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Window-Eyes from GW Micro
• JAWS from Freedom Scientific
• MSAA enabled

How to Enrol

• Email us: training@ucs.cam.ac.uk
• Telephone courses: (01223 3)34662

Important Information:

• To view this course you will need a Microsoft Live ID or Hotmail email account and to view the materials you will need to login and access the courses with Microsoft’s Explorer web browser (other browser systems may experience problems).