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Microsoft - Upgrade to MCSA SQL Server
Overview
Upgrade your SQL Server 2008 certification to the new MCSA: SQL Server 2012 certification fast. You can get your MCSA in four days, by updating your current knowledge. It can take 18 days to get the full certification - which makes this 78% faster!
You'll learn about the skills and new tools needed to maintain a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database.
Benefits
Other accelerated training providers rely heavily on lecture and independent self-testing and study.
Effective technical instruction must be highly varied and interactive to keep attention levels high, promote camaraderie and teamwork between the students and instructor, and solidify knowledge through hands-on learning.
Firebrand Training provides instruction to meet every learning need:
- Intensive group instruction
- One-on-one instruction attention
- Hands-on labs
- Lab partner and group exercises
- Question and answer drills
- Independent study
Curriculum
Transition Your MCTS on SQL Server 2008 to MCSA: SQL Server 2012 - Part 1
- Creating Database Objects
- Working with Data
- Modifying Data
- Troubleshooting and Optimize Queries
- Installing and Configuring SQL Server
- Maintaining Instances and Databases
- Optimizing and Troubleshooting SQL Server
Transition Your MCTS on SQL Server 2008 to MCSA: SQL Server 2012 - Part 2
- Managing Data
- Implementing Security
- Implementing High Availability
- Designing and Implementing a Data Warehouse
- Extracting and Transforming Data
- Loading Data
- Configuring and Deploying SSIS Solutions
- Building Data Quality Solutions
Exam Track
You'll sit the following exams to upgrade your certification to an MCSA: SQL Server 2012 certification:
- Exam 70-457: Transition Your MCTS on SQL Server 2008 to MCSA: SQL Server 2012 - Part 1
- Exam 70-458: Transition Your MCTS on SQL Server 2008 to MCSA: SQL Server 2012 - Part 2
What's Included
Microsoft Official Curriculum
- MOC 40008 - Updating your Database Skills to Microsoft SQL Server 2012
Included:
- Training Kit (Exam 70-461): Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012 - ISBN - 978-0735666054
- Training Kit (Exam 70-462): Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases Book/CD Package - ISBN - 978-0735666078
- Training Kit (Exam 70-463): Implementing a Data Warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server 2012 - ISBN - 978-0735666092
Your accelerated course includes:
- Accommodation *
- Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
- On-site exams **
- Exam vouchers **
- Practice tests **
- Certification Guarantee ***
- Courseware
- Up-to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
- 24-hour lab access
- Digital courseware **
- * For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply for online courses.
- ** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts
- *** Pass first time or train again free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.
Prerequisites
Before starting this accelerated course, you must have an MCTS SQL 2008 certification and have experience in the following areas:
- Working in a SQL Server 2008 R2 environment
- Writing Transact-SQL SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE statements
- Creating Database Objects (databases, stored procedures, views, functions)
- Data Warehousing and SQL Server Integration Services ETL
- Designing Database Structures, Objects and Security
While on the course, you'll need to use MSPress Training Kit Practice Exam Engines to get you ready for the exams.
Unsure whether you meet the prerequisites? Don’t worry. Your training consultant will discuss your background with you to understand if this course is right for you.
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