Synopses & Reviews
EXAM PREP GUIDE
Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCITP Exam 70-441and on the job. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce what you’ve learned by applying your knowledge to real-world case scenarios and practice exercises. This official Microsoft study guide is designed to help you make the most of your study time.
Maximize your performance on the exam by learning to: Develop solutions that support business strategy Design attributes and define entities and entity relationships Create programmatic database objects using T-SQL and CLR Define data access requirements and work with schemas to manage objects Design reporting solutions with SQL Server Reporting Services Plan for unit testing, benchmarking, and deployment
PRACTICE TESTS
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Synopsis
EXAM PREP GUIDE
Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCITP Exam 70-441—and on the job. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce what you’ve learned by applying your knowledge to real-world case scenarios and practice exercises. This official Microsoft study guide is designed to help you make the most of your study time.
Maximize your performance on the exam by learning to:
- Develop solutions that support business strategy
- Design attributes and define entities and entity relationships
- Create programmatic database objects using T-SQL and CLR
- Define data access requirements and work with schemas to manage objects
- Design reporting solutions with SQL Server Reporting Services
- Plan for unit testing, benchmarking, and deployment
PRACTICE TESTS
Assess your skills with practice tests on CD. You can work through hundreds of questions using multiple testing modes to meet your specific learning needs. You get detailed explanations for right and wrong answers?including a customized learning path that describes how and where to focus your studies.
Your training kit includes:
- Official self-paced study guide.
- Practice tests with multiple, customizable testing options and a learning plan based on your results.
- 200+ practice and review questions.
- Case scenarios, practice exercises, and best practices.
- 180-day evaluation version of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition.
- Fully searchable eBook of this guide.
For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook.
About the Author
Dejan Sarka is a mentor with SolidQ and focuses on development of database and business intelligence applications. He is a frequent speaker at international conferences such as TechEd, SqlDevCon, and PASS. He is the founder of the Slovenian SQL Server and .NET Users Group. As main author or coauthor, Dejan has written nine books about SQL Server. He has also developed three courses for SolidQ: Data Modeling Essentials, Data Quality and Master Data Management, and Data Mining.
The mentors at Solid Quality Learning combine deep technical expertise and real-world implementation experience to provide advanced solutions and training for the Microsoft SQL Server database platform.
Javier Loria is a SQL Server expert who works at Solid Quality Mentors where he combines deep technical expertise and real-world implementation experience to provide advanced solutions and training for the Microsoft SQL Server database platform.
Table of Contents
Exam 70-441: Pro: Designing Database Solutions by Using Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005About the AuthorsIntroductionChapter 1: Selecting and Designing SQL Server Services to Support Business NeedsChapter 2: Designing a Logical DatabaseChapter 3: Designing a Physical DatabaseChapter 4: Designing a Database for PerformanceChapter 5: Using Appropriate Database Technologies and Techniques for Your ApplicationChapter 6: Designing Objects That Retrieve DataChapter 7: Designing Objects That Extend Server FunctionalityChapter 8: Designing a Secure Application SolutionChapter 9: Designing a Secure DatabaseChapter 10: Designing a Unit Test Plan for a DatabaseChapter 11: Creating a Database Benchmarking StrategyChapter 12: Creating a Plan for Deploying a DatabaseChapter 13: Controlling Changes to Source CodeChapter 14: Designing for Data DistributionChapter 15: Designing Applications That Support Reporting and Use Reporting ServicesChapter 16: Developing Applications for Notification ServicesChapter 17: Developing Packages for Integration ServicesCase Scenario AnswersSystem RequirementsAdditional Resources for Developers: Advanced Topics and Best PracticesAdditional SQL Server Resources for DevelopersAdditional Windows (R2) Resources for AdministratorsAdditional SQL Server Resources for Administrators