Implementing a SQL Data Warehouse Training (20767)

Course 8424

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  • Language: English
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This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to provision a Microsoft SQL Server database. The course covers SQL Server provision both on-premise and in Azure, and covers installing from new and migrating from an existing install.

Plus, get prepped for Microsoft exam 70-767, a requirement for MCSA: SQL 2016 BI Development and MCSE: Data Management and Analytics.

  • In addition to their professional experience, students who attend this training should already have the following technical knowledge:
    • At least 2 years’ experience of working with relational databases, including:
    • Designing a normalized database
    • Creating tables and relationships
    • Querying with Transact-SQL
    • Some exposure to basic programming constructs (such as looping and branching)
    • An awareness of key business priorities such as revenue, profitability, and financial accounting is desirable

This course can help you prepare for the following Microsoft certification exam — 70-767: Implementing a Data Warehouse using SQL

Implementing a SQL Data Warehouse Training (20767) Delivery Methods

  • Microsoft Official Course (MOC) content
  • After-course instructor coaching benefit
  • Prepare for Microsoft 70-767 certification exam, Implementing a SQL Data Warehouse (beta)
  • Eligible to use with your Microsoft Software Assurance Training Vouchers (SATVs)

Implementing a SQL Data Warehouse Training (20767) Course Benefits

Describe the key elements of a data warehousing solutionDescribe the main hardware considerations for building a data warehouseImplement a logical design for a data warehouseImplement a physical design for a data warehouseCreate columnstore indexesImplementing an Azure SQL Data WarehouseDescribe the key features of SSISImplement a data flow by using SSISImplement control flow by using tasks and precedence constraintsCreate dynamic packages that include variables and parametersDebug SSIS packagesDescribe the considerations for implement an ETL solutionImplement Data Quality ServicesImplement a Master Data Services modelDescribe how you can use custom components to extend SSISDeploy SSIS projectsDescribe BI and common BI scenarios

SQL Data Warehouse Course Outline

Describe data warehouse concepts and architecture considerations.

Lessons

  • Overview of Data Warehousing
  • Considerations for a Data Warehouse Solution

Lab: Exploring a Data Warehouse Solution

After completing this module, students will be able to:

  • Describe the key elements of a data warehousing solution
  • Describe the key considerations for a data warehousing solution

This module describes the main hardware considerations for building a data warehouse.

Lessons

  • Considerations for Building a Data Warehouse
  • Data Warehouse Reference Architectures and Appliances

Lab: Planning Data Warehouse Infrastructure

After completing this module, students will be able to:

  • Describe the main hardware considerations for building a data warehouse
  • Explain how to use reference architectures and data warehouse appliances to create a data warehouse

This module describes how you go about designing and implementing a schema for a data warehouse.

Lessons

  • Logical Design for a Data Warehouse
  • Physical Design for a Data Warehouse

Lab: Implementing a Data Warehouse Schema

After completing this module, students will be able to:

  • Implement a logical design for a data warehouse
  • Implement a physical design for a data warehouse

This module introduces Columnstore Indexes.

Lessons

  • Introduction to Columnstore Indexes
  • Creating Columnstore Indexes
  • Working with Columnstore Indexes

Lab: Using Columnstore Indexes

After completing this module, students will be able to:

  • Create Columnstore indexes
  • Work with Columnstore Indexes

This module describes Azure SQL Data Warehouses and how to implement them.

Lessons

  • Advantages of Azure SQL Data Warehouse
  • Implementing an Azure SQL Data Warehouse
  • Developing an Azure SQL Data Warehouse
  • Migrating to an Azure SQ Data Warehouse

Lab: Implementing an Azure SQL Data Warehouse

After completing this module, students will be able to:

  • Describe the advantages of Azure SQL Data Warehouse
  • Implement an Azure SQL Data Warehouse
  • Describe the considerations for developing an Azure SQL Data Warehouse
  • Plan for migrating to Azure SQL Data Warehouse

At the end of this module you will be able to implement data flow in a SSIS package.

Lessons

  • Introduction to ETL with SSIS
  • Exploring Source Data
  • Implementing Data Flow

Lab: Implementing Data Flow in an SSIS Package

After completing this module, students will be able to:

  • Describe ETL with SSIS
  • Explore Source Data
  • Implement a Data Flow

This module describes implementing control flow in an SSIS package.

Lessons

  • Introduction to Control Flow
  • Creating Dynamic Packages
  • Using Containers

Lab: Implementing Control Flow in an SSIS Package

  • Using tasks and precedence in a control flow
  • Using variables and parameters
  • Using containers

Lab: Using Transactions and Checkpoints

  • Using transactions
  • Using checkpoints

After completing this module, students will be able to:

  • Describe control flow
  • Create dynamic packages
  • Use containers

This module describes how to debug and troubleshoot SSIS packages.

Lessons

  • Debugging an SSIS Package
  • Logging SSIS Package Events
  • Handling Errors in an SSIS Package

Lab: Debugging and Troubleshooting an SSIS Package

  • Debugging an SSIS package
  • Logging SSIS package execution
  • Implementing an event handler
  • Handling errors in data flow

After completing this module, students will be able to:

  • Debug an SSIS package
  • Log SSIS package events
  • Handle errors in an SSIS package

This module describes how to implement an SSIS solution that supports incremental DW loads and changing data.

Lessons

  • Introduction to Incremental ETL
  • Extracting Modified Data
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  • Loading modified data
  • Temporal Tables

Lab: Extracting Modified Data

  • Using a datetime column to incrementally extract data
  • Using change data capture
  • Using the CDC control task
  • Using change tracking

Lab: Loading Incremental Changes

  • Loading data from CDC output tables
  • Using a lookup transformation to insert or update dimension data
  • Implementing a slowly changing dimension
  • Using the merge statement

After completing this module, students will be able to:

  • Describe incremental ETL
  • Extract modified data
  • Describe temporal tables

This module describes how to implement data cleansing by using Microsoft Data Quality services.

Lessons

  • Introduction to Data Quality
  • Using Data Quality Services to Cleanse Data
  • Using Data Quality Services to Match Data

Lab: Cleansing Data

  • Creating a DQS knowledge base
  • Using a DQS project to cleanse data
  • Using DQS in an SSIS package

Lab: De-duplicating Data

  • Creating a matching policy
  • Using a DS project to match data

After completing this module, students will be able to:

  • Describe data quality services
  • Cleanse data using data quality services
  • Match data using data quality services
  • De-duplicate data using data quality services

This module describes how to implement master data services to enforce data integrity at source.

Lessons

  • Introduction to Master Data Services
  • Implementing a Master Data Services Model
  • Managing Master Data
  • Creating a Master Data Hub

Lab: Implementing Master Data Services

  • Creating a master data services model
  • Using the master data services add-in for Excel
  • Enforcing business rules
  • Loading data into a model
  • Consuming master data services data

After completing this module, students will be able to:

  • Describe the key concepts of master data services
  • Implement a master data service model
  • Manage master data
  • Create a master data hub

This module describes how to extend SSIS with custom scripts and components.

Lessons

  • Using Custom Components in SSIS
  • Using Scripting in SSIS

Lab: Using Scripts

After completing this module, students will be able to:

  • Using a script task
  • Use custom components in SSIS
  • Use scripting in SSIS

This module describes how to deploy and configure SSIS packages.

Lessons

  • Overview of SSIS Deployment
  • Deploying SSIS Projects
  • Planning SSIS Package Execution

Lab: Deploying and Configuring SSIS Packages

  • Creating an SSIS catalog
  • Deploying an SSIS project
  • Creating environments for an SSIS solution
  • Running an SSIS package in SQL server management studio
  • Scheduling SSIS packages with SQL server agent

After completing this module, students will be able to:

  • Describe an SSIS deployment
  • Deploy an SSIS package
  • Plan SSIS package execution

This module describes how to debug and troubleshoot SSIS packages.

Lessons

  • Introduction to Business Intelligence
  • An Introduction to Data Analysis
  • Introduction to Reporting
  • Analyzing Data with Azure SQL Data Warehouse

Lab: Using Business Intelligence Tools

  • Exploring a reporting services report
  • Exploring a PowerPivot workbook
  • Exploring a power view report

After completing this module, students will be able to:

  • Describe at a high level business intelligence
  • Show an understanding of reporting
  • Show an understanding of data analysis
  • Analyze data with Azure SQL data warehouse

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