Overview
This 3-day instructor-led course provides participants moving form earlier releases of SQL Server with an introduction to the new features in SQL Server 2016.
Prerequisites
In addition to their professional experience, students who at wish to attend this training should already have the following technical experience:
- Experience of building and managing database, data warehouse and business intelligence (BI) solutions with SQL Server 2014
- Familiarity with the Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system and networking
- Familiarity with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft SharePoint
Who Should Attend?
This course is recommended for existing database professionals with experience of SQL Server 2014 who want to update their skills to SQL Server 2016. This course is also targeted towards existing SQL Server 2014 MCSAs who want to prepare for the Upgrade exam for SQL Server 2016 certification.
Course Outline
- Overview of SQL Server 2016
- SQL Server 2016 Editions and Components
- Installing SQL Server 2016
- SQL Server Management Studio Enhancements
Lab: Installing SQL Server 2016
- Columnstore Indexes for Operational Analytics
- In-memory OLTP Enhancements
- The Query Data Store
- Native JSON
- Temporal Tables
Lab: Implementing SQL Server 2016 Performance Improvements
- Using Always Encrypted
- Row-level Security
- Dynamic Data Masking
Lab: Implementing SQL Server 2016 Security Improvements
- Enhanced AlwaysOn Availability Groups
- What’s New in Database Caching?
- Using Windows Server 2016
Lab: Availability and Scalability with SQL Server 2016
- Reporting Services Enhancements
- PowerBI Enhancements
Lab: Implementing PowerBI
- PolyBase
- Enhancements to Integration Services
Lab: Using PolyBase
- New and Enhanced Features in SQL Server OLAP
- What’s New in SQL Server Analysis Services
Lab: OLAP with SQL Server
- Stretch Database
- Enhanced Backups to Azure
- Introduction to SQL Server 2016 Hybrid Cloud
- What’s New in SQL Server Azure Database
Lab: Using SQL Server in a Hybrid Cloud