This document provides an overview of Course 170, titled 'SQL Server 2012: A Comprehensive Introduction', aimed at beginners to intermediate users, particularly those upgrading from earlier SQL versions. It includes detailed course content covering installation, database management, server security, and business intelligence, among other topics, alongside practical exercises and video resources. The instructor, Scott Whigham, shares his extensive background and emphasizes the course's breadth rather than depth.

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Welcome to Course 170!
– The title of this course gives it away: SQL
Server 2012: A Comprehensive Introduction
– Covers all the major SQL Server areas
– A view of SQL Server from 30,000 feet!

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Course basics:
– Coverage at a Beginning‐Intermediate level
with “spikes” to Intermediate/Advanced
later in the course
– Ideal for someone migrating from SQL 2000,
SQL 2005, SQL 2008, SQL 2008 R2
– Also ideal for someone new to SQL Server
– Great for starting the certification path
– Lots of “What’s New in SQL Server 2012?”

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Chapter Listing:
1. Course Introduction
2. Why SQL Server 2012?
3. Installing, Configuring, and
Upgrading to SQL Server 2012
4. Creating & Managing Databases
5. Server Security
6. Backup and Restore
7. High Availability/Disaster Recovery
8. Jobs & Automating Maintenance
9. Creating Tables and Constraints
10. Writing Queries and
Manipulating Data
11. Views, Indexes, and Query Plans
12. Stored Procedures, Triggers, &
UDFs
13. Database Security
14. Business Intelligence in 2012
15. Analysis Services 2012
16. Integration Services 2012
17. Reporting Services 2012

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Chapter Listing:
1. Course Introduction
2. Why SQL Server 2012?
3. Installing, Configuring, and
Upgrading to SQL Server 2012
4. Creating & Managing Databases
5. Server Security
6. Backup and Restore
7. High Availability/Disaster Recovery
8. Jobs & Automating Maintenance
9. Creating Tables and Constraints
10. Writing Queries and
Manipulating Data
11. Views, Indexes, and Query Plans
12. Stored Procedures, Triggers, &
UDFs
13. Database Security
14. Business Intelligence in 2012
15. Analysis Services 2012
16. Integration Services 2012
17. Reporting Services 2012

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Chapter Listing:
1. Course Introduction
2. Why SQL Server 2012?
3. Installing, Configuring, and
Upgrading to SQL Server 2012
4. Creating & Managing Databases
5. Server Security
6. Backup and Restore
7. High Availability/Disaster Recovery
8. Jobs & Automating Maintenance
9. Creating Tables and Constraints
10. Writing Queries and
Manipulating Data
11. Views, Indexes, and Query Plans
12. Stored Procedures, Triggers, &
UDFs
13. Database Security
14. Business Intelligence in 2012
15. Analysis Services 2012
16. Integration Services 2012
17. Reporting Services 2012

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Chapter Listing:
1. Course Introduction
2. Why SQL Server 2012?
3. Installing, Configuring, and
Upgrading to SQL Server 2012
4. Creating & Managing Databases
5. Server Security
6. Backup and Restore
7. High Availability/Disaster Recovery
8. Jobs & Automating Maintenance
9. Creating Tables and Constraints
10. Writing Queries and
Manipulating Data
11. Views, Indexes, and Query Plans
12. Stored Procedures, Triggers, &
UDFs
13. Database Security
14. Business Intelligence in 2012
15. Analysis Services 2012
16. Integration Services 2012
17. Reporting Services 2012

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Chapter Listing:
1. Course Introduction
2. Why SQL Server 2012?
3. Installing, Configuring, and
Upgrading to SQL Server 2012
4. Creating & Managing Databases
5. Server Security
6. Backup and Restore
7. High Availability/Disaster Recovery
8. Jobs & Automating Maintenance
9. Creating Tables and Constraints
10. Writing Queries and
Manipulating Data
11. Views, Indexes, and Query Plans
12. Stored Procedures, Triggers, &
UDFs
13. Database Security
14. Business Intelligence in 2012
15. Analysis Services 2012
16. Integration Services 2012
17. Reporting Services 2012

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Chapter Listing:
1. Course Introduction
2. Why SQL Server 2012?
3. Installing, Configuring, and
Upgrading to SQL Server 2012
4. Creating & Managing Databases
5. Server Security
6. Backup and Restore
7. High Availability/Disaster Recovery
8. Jobs & Automating Maintenance
9. Creating Tables and Constraints
10. Writing Queries and
Manipulating Data
11. Views, Indexes, and Query Plans
12. Stored Procedures, Triggers, &
UDFs
13. Database Security
14. Business Intelligence in 2012
15. Analysis Services 2012
16. Integration Services 2012
17. Reporting Services 2012

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Chapter Listing:
1. Course Introduction
2. Why SQL Server 2012?
3. Installing, Configuring, and
Upgrading to SQL Server 2012
4. Creating & Managing Databases
5. Server Security
6. Backup and Restore
7. High Availability/Disaster Recovery
8. Jobs & Automating Maintenance
9. Creating Tables and Constraints
10. Writing Queries and
Manipulating Data
11. Views, Indexes, and Query Plans
12. Stored Procedures, Triggers, &
UDFs
13. Database Security
14. Business Intelligence in 2012
15. Analysis Services 2012
16. Integration Services 2012
17. Reporting Services 2012

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Chapter Listing:
1. Course Introduction
2. Why SQL Server 2012?
3. Installing, Configuring, and
Upgrading to SQL Server 2012
4. Creating & Managing Databases
5. Server Security
6. Backup and Restore
7. High Availability/Disaster Recovery
8. Jobs & Automating Maintenance
9. Creating Tables and Constraints
10. Writing Queries and
Manipulating Data
11. Views, Indexes, and Query Plans
12. Stored Procedures, Triggers, &
UDFs
13. Database Security
14. Business Intelligence in 2012
15. Analysis Services 2012
16. Integration Services 2012
17. Reporting Services 2012

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Chapter Listing:
1. Course Introduction
2. Why SQL Server 2012?
3. Installing, Configuring, and
Upgrading to SQL Server 2012
4. Creating & Managing Databases
5. Server Security
6. Backup and Restore
7. High Availability/Disaster Recovery
8. Jobs & Automating Maintenance
9. Creating Tables and Constraints
10. Writing Queries and
Manipulating Data
11. Views, Indexes, and Query Plans
12. Stored Procedures, Triggers, &
UDFs
13. Database Security
14. Business Intelligence in 2012
15. Analysis Services 2012
16. Integration Services 2012
17. Reporting Services 2012

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This is a gateway course
– Coverage for DBAs, Developers, Project
Managers, Analysts, and more

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The format of this course:
– Presentations, demos, labs
– Exact same as if we were in a “live” setting
– Over five full days of material

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The videos:
– Anywhere from 5‐20 minutes long
– Cover a specific topic
– Makes it easy to reference topics later!

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We’ll cover the full product suite:

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It’s a view of SQL Server 2012 from
30,000 feet
– This is a breadth course, not a depth course

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We’ll have lots of hands-on
exercises

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By the end of this course:
– You will have experience with all facets of
SQL Server 2012
– You will likely want to learn more
information about certain areas

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Pre-requisites for this course:
– Not a lot…
– Previous exposure to databases will help!

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LearnItFirst’s SQL 2012 Training:

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LearnItFirst’s SQL 2012 Training:
– Intro course is the breadth course
– Additional courses are the depth courses!

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I’m Scott Whigham
– Started working with SQL Server in 1995
– Trainer, consultant for more than 10 years
– Father, soccer fanatic, guitar player

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Want to learn more about what’s
covered in the course?
– The course page on the LearnItFirst website has
every video listed with a breakdown
• Keyword search/index
• Free videos
• PDFs
• Course files
– http://learnitfirst.com/go.aspx?id=Course170

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Who watches the introduction?
– You should! We’ll talk about:
• How to use this course effectively
• How this course is arranged
• How the exercises are designed
• Operating systems and SQL Server editions covered
• Professional development for SQL Server
professionals

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In the next video…
– How to Use this Course Effectively
“Do you know what it means to come home at night to a woman who'll
give you a little love, a little affection, a little tenderness? It means you're
in the wrong house, that's what it means. “
- Henny Youngman

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Chapter: Introduction to SQL Server
Course: SQL Server 2012 - A Comprehensive Introduction
Course ID: 170
Instructor: Scott Whigham
Chapter 01: Video # 2
How to Use this
Course Effectively