Module 1: Selecting SQL Server Services to Support Business Needs
This module provides an overview of SQL Server 2005 architecture and the various considerations for choosing SQL Server services to include in a solution. The module also describes considerations for using the database enhancements in SQL Server 2005.

~Overview of the Built-in SQL Server Services
~ Evaluating When to Use the New SQL Server Services
~Evaluating the Use of Database Engine Enhancements

Module 2: Designing a Security Strategy
This module describes the considerations for designing a security strategy for the various components of a SQL Server 2005 solution. This includes considerations for choosing authentication and authorization strategy for a solution, as well as designing security for the solution components such as Notification Services and Service Broker. The module also teaches students the guidelines for designing objects to manage application access. The module provides students with the required knowledge to create an auditing strategy for a database solution. Finally, the module teaches students how to manage security for multiple development teams.

~ Overview of Authentication Modes and Authorization Strategies
~Designing a Security Strategy for Components of a SQL Server 2005 Solution
~Designing Objects to Manage Application Access
~Creating an Auditing Strategy
~Managing Multiple Development Teams Using the SQL Server 2005 Security Features

Module 3: Designing a Data Modeling Strategy
In this module, students learn the various considerations and guidelines to define standards for storing XML data in a solution. The module also provides the knowledge required to design a database schema. The module provides information about the considerations for implementing OLTP and OLAP functionality, considerations for determining normalization levels, and considerations for creating indexes. Finally, the module covers the various considerations for designing a scale-out strategy for a solution.

~ Defining Standards for Storing XML Data in a Solution
~Designing a Database Solution Schema
~Designing a Scale-Out Strategy

Module 4: Designing a Transaction Strategy for a SQL Server 2005 Solution
This module describes considerations and guidelines for defining a transaction strategy for a solution. It also shows how to define data behavior requirements and specify isolation levels for data stores.

~ Defining Data Behavior Requirements
~Defining Isolation Levels
~Designing a Resilient Transaction Strategy

Module 5: Designing a Notification Services Solution
This module describes the guidelines and processes for designing a Notification Services solution as part of an overall SQL Server 2005 solution. It shows how to define event data and how to store this data, how to design a subscription strategy for a Notification Services solution, how to design a notification strategy, and how to design a notification delivery strategy.

~Defining Event Data
~Designing a Subscription Strategy
~Designing a Notification Strategy
~Designing a Notification Delivery Strategy

Module 6: Designing a Service Broker Solution
This module describes the guidelines and processes for designing a Service Broker solution as part of an overall SQL Server 2005 solution. It covers tasks such as designing the Service Broker solution architecture, designing the Service Broker data flow, and designing Service Broker solution availability.

~Designing a Service Broker Solution Architecture
~Designing Service Broker Data Flow
~Designing Service Broker Solution Availability

Module 7: Planning for Source Control, Unit Testing, and Deployment
This module teaches the guidelines and considerations for planning for source control, unit testing, and deployment, during the design of a SQL Server 2005 solution. Design tasks covered include designing a source control strategy, designing a unit testing plan, creating a performance baseline and benchmarking strategy, and designing a deployment strategy.

~Designing a Source Control Strategy
~Designing a Unit Test Plan
~Creating a Performance Baseline and Benchmarking Strategy
~Designing a Deployment Strategy

Module 8: Evaluating Advanced Query and XML Techniques
This module teaches students how to evaluate queries using the advanced query and XML techniques, which students might require when designing a SQL Server 2005 solution. Query tasks include evaluating common table expressions, pivot queries, and ranking techniques. XML tasks include defining standards for storing XML data, evaluating the use of XQuery, and creating a strategy for converting data between XML and relational formats.

~Evaluating Common Table Expressions
~Evaluating Pivot Queries
~Evaluating Ranking Queries
~Overview of XQuery
~Overview of Strategies for Converting Data Between XML and Relational Formats

Designing the Data Tier for a Microsoft SQL Server 2005

Module-1 Choosing Data Access Technologies and an Object Model
This module explains how to choose data access technologies and an object model to support an organization's business needs.

~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

Module-2 Designing an Exception Handling Strategy
This module describes the various types of exceptions that can occur in a database system, how to capture them, and how to manage them appropriately.

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

Module 3: Choosing a Cursor Strategy
This session describes when cursors are appropriate and how to use them to optimize the use of system resources.

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

Module 4: Designing Query Strategies Using Multiple Active Result Sets
This module describes when Multiple Active Result Sets (MARS) can improve application response time and user satisfaction.

~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

Module 5: Designing Caching Strategies for Database Applications
This module describes how to optimize system resources by caching data and objects in the appropriate layers.

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

Module 6: Designing a Scalable Data Tier for Database Applications
This module describes how to assess scalability needs and design the best architecture to scale the system to meet those needs.