SQL Server Baby Step: Installation and Configuration

Description

Scope of this course is confined to the following learning objectives ONLY:

• Start from scratch by installing Microsoft SQL Server Express edition

• Requirements for installing Microsoft SQL Server

• Discussion around some of the basic configuration option, including "sa" login

• Making use of Adventure Works sample database

• More in depth coverage of relational database in general, and Microsoft SQL Server in particular, in my another course

Who is the target audience?

• Anyone who is just starting out on their database career.
• Information workers who work with database.
• Healthcare professionals who need to understand the working of database in order to make sure that their PHI data remains HIPAA compliant.
• Finance professionals who need to understand how their data is stored in database and as to how SQL Server provides a better data storing mechanism in strict regulatory environments, such as Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), Dodd-Frank, Basel II etc.
• Anyone looking for their first stepping stone to start working on their Microsoft Certification 70-461
• Quality Analyst people who need to understand the workings of a database while they do their software testing.
• Managers who need to understand as to how their data is handled by the database while they try to adopt agile development methodology.
• Business Professional
• Accountants
• Software Developers
• Programming Students
• Financial Analysts