SQL MCSA upgrade | Firebrand Training

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.

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Four reasons why you should sit your SQL MCSA upgrade course with Firebrand Training

You'll be SQL MCSA upgrade trained and certified faster. Learn more on this 4-day accelerated course. You'll get at least 12 hours a day of quality learning time in a distraction-free environment
Your SQL MCSA upgrade course is all-inclusive. One simple price covers all course materials, exams, accommodation and meals – so you can focus on learning
Pass SQL MCSA upgrade first time or train again for free. Your expert instructor will deliver our unique accelerated learning methods, allowing you to learn faster and be in the best possible position to pass first time. In the unlikely event that you don't, it's covered by your Certification Guarantee
Study SQL MCSA upgrade with an award-winning training provider. We've won the Learning and Performance Institute's "Training Company of the Year" three times. Firebrand is your fastest way to learn, with 134.561 students saving more than one million hours since 2001

Benefits

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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.

Are you ready to get certified in record time?

We interview all applicants for the course on their technical background, degrees and certifications held, and general suitability. If you get through this screening process, it means you stand a great chance of passing.

Firebrand Training is an immersive training environment. You must be committed to the course. The above prerequisites are guidelines, but many students with less experience have other background or traits that have enabled their success in accelerated training through Firebrand Training.

If you have any doubts as to whether you meet the pre-requisites please call (0)8 44 68 27 85 and speak to one of our enrolment consultants, who can help you with a training plan.

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Course Dates

Start	Finish	Status	Location
19/2/2024 (Monday)	22/2/2024 (Thursday)	Finished - Leave feedback	-
24/6/2024 (Monday)	27/6/2024 (Thursday)	Wait list	Nationwide
5/8/2024 (Monday)	8/8/2024 (Thursday)	Limited availability	Nationwide
16/9/2024 (Monday)	19/9/2024 (Thursday)	Open	Nationwide
28/10/2024 (Monday)	31/10/2024 (Thursday)	Open	Nationwide
9/12/2024 (Monday)	12/12/2024 (Thursday)	Open	Nationwide

Microsoft - Upgrade to MCSA SQL Server