Who Should Attend
The primary audience for this course is existing database professionals with experience of SQL Server 2016 who want to update their skills to SQL Server 2017.
The secondary audience is existing SQL Server 2016 MCSAs who want to prepare for the Upgrade exam for SQL Server 2017 certification.
Course Objectives
After completing this course, students will be able to:
Describe key capabilities and components of SQL Server 2017
Describe new and enhanced features in SQL Server Performance, Availability, and Scalability
Describe new and enhanced features in SQL Server data access
Describe new and enhanced features in SQL Server reporting and BI
Describe new and enhanced features in SQL Server OLAP
Describe new and enhanced data analytics features
Describe new and enhanced features in SQL Server Cloud deployments
Describe SQL Server on Linux functionality
Agenda
1 - INTRODUCTION TO SQL SERVER 2017
- Overview of SQL Server 2017
- Functionality across versions
2 - WHAT’S NEW IN SQL SERVER PERFORMANCE, SCALABILITY, AND AVAILABILITY
- Adaptive query processing
- Automatic tuning
- Availability Scalability
- Lab : Performance and availability – adaptive query processing
3 - WHAT’S NEW IN SQL SERVER DATA ACCESS
- SQL Graph
- Lab : SQL Graph
4 - WHAT’S NEW IN SQL SERVER REPORTING AND BI
- Power BI report Server
- Reporting Services update
- Lab : Reporting and BI
5 - NEW AND ENHANCED FEATURES IN SQL SERVER ANALYSIS SERVICES
- Tabular model updates
- Lab : Ragged hierarchies
6 - NEW AND ENHANCED DATA ANALYTICS FEATURES
- New and enhanced data analytics features
- Lab : Data analytics with Python
7 - WHAT’S NEW IN SQL SERVER IN THE CLOUD
- Azure SQL database features
- Managed Instances
- Lab : Managed instances
8 - SQL SERVER ON LINUX
- SQL Server on Linux
- Deploying SQL Server on Linux
- Lab : SQL Server in Docker containers