Microsoft MCTS .NET 4 Services & Data (70-513 & 70-516)

On this Microsoft MCTS .NET 4 Services & Data course, you'll learn much more than the basics of data access in Windows client and Web application environments. You'll learn how to develop better-performing data access code by using:

• ADO.NET Entity Framework
• LINQ
• WCF Data Services
• Sync Framework
• ADO.NET

You'll experience the features of Entity Framework 4 and WCF 4, and learn to develop distributed applications using WCF 4.

Creating Services

• Create service and operation contracts
• Create data contracts
• Create message contracts
• Implement generic message handling
• Implement RESTful services
• Create and configure a Routing service
• Create and configure a Discovery service

Hosting and Configuring Services

• Create and configure endpoints
• Configure behaviors
• Implement self hosting
• Implement web server hosting

Consuming Services

• Create a service proxy
• Configure client endpoints
• Invoke a service
• Consume RESTful services
• Implement service discovery

Securing Services

• Secure bindings
• Message security
• Authentication
• Authorization
• Impersonation
• Security auditing

Manage the Service Instance Life Cycle

• Service Instances
• Sessions
• Transactions
• Concurrency
• Manage consistency between instances, sessions, transactions and concurrency

Monitoring and Troubleshooting Distributed Systems

• Configure message logging
• Configure diagnostics
• Debug client-service interactions

Modeling data

• Map entities and relationships by using the Entity Data Model
• Map entities and relationships by using LINQ to SQL
• Create and customize entity objects
• Connect a POCO model to the Entity Framework
• Create the database from the Entity Framework model
• Create model-defined functions

Managing Connections and Context

• Configure connection strings and providers
• Create and manage a data connection
• Secure a connection
• Manage the DataContext and ObjectContext
• Implement eager loading
• Caching data
• ADO.NET Data Services

Querying data

• Execute a SQL query
• Create a LINQ query
• Create an Entity SQL (ESQL) query
• Handle special data types
• Query XML data
• Query data using ADO.NET Data Services

Manipulating data

• Create, update, or delete data by using SQL statements
• Create, update, or delete data by using DataContext
• Manage Transactions
• Create disconnected objects

Developing and Deploying Reliable Applications

• Monitor and collect performance data
• Handle exceptions
• Protect data
• Synchronize data
• Deploy ADO.NET components

You'll sit the following exam:

• Exam 70-513 - TS: Windows Communication Foundation Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4
• Exam 70-516 - TS: Accessing Data with Microsoft .NET Framework 4

Microsoft Official Curriculum

• MOC 10265A: Developing Data Access Solutions with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
• MOC 10263A: Developing Windows Communication Foundation Solutions with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010

You must have:

• Solid understanding of the .NET Framework
• Six months' experience in Visual Studio 2010
• One to two years' experience developing application components, that interact with a variety of data sources
• Thorough understanding of relational database concepts
• One to two years' experience using a relational database management system
• Fundamental Knowledge of .NET programming languages and object-oriented programming (C# or VB.NET)

It's also recommended that you have one year's experience developing .NET services, but we'll cover the subject on the course.

Seven reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training

• Two options of training. Choose between residential classroom-based, or online courses
• You'll be certified fast. With us, you’ll be trained in record time
• Our course is all-inclusive. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams**, accommodation* and meals*. No hidden extras.
• Pass the first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course the first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
• You’ll learn more. A day with a traditional training provider generally runs from 9 am – 5 pm, with a nice long break for lunch. With Firebrand Training you’ll get at least 12 hours/day of quality learning time, with your instructor
• You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
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**Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts

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