Course Overview
About Course
The 40‑hour SQL Server Developer Training equips professionals with end-to-end expertise in designing, developing, and optimizing Microsoft SQL Server databases. It begins with environment setup and administration—covering installation, SSMS, sqlcmd, and core architecture—laying a robust foundation. Mastery of T‑SQL fundamentals follows, with practical drills in SELECT queries, DML commands, filtering, sorting, and built-in functions, ensuring fluency in data manipulation.
Learners then advance into data modeling, applying normalization principles and establishing relational structures with primary keys, foreign keys, and constraints to enforce data integrity. Complex querying techniques are next—including joins, aggregations, subqueries, window functions, and CTEs—mirroring real-world analytical scenarios. The programmability module covers views, stored procedures, functions, and triggers that support advanced business logic and enforce data consistency automatically.
Performance tuning is emphasized: through transaction control, concurrency handling, isolation levels, and deadlock resolution, learners build robust systems resistant to data anomalies. Execution plans and indexing strategies for accelerated query performance are central to these discussions. ETL skills are introduced via SSIS, enabling learners to construct workflows and automate data loading—preparing them for hybrid data environments.
Security best practices are fully integrated: authentication modes, role-based access, permissions, schemas, and secure logins ensure compliance with enterprise standards. Maintenance and automation via SQL Server Agent, backup strategies, and scheduled jobs round out the operational skill set.
The course culminates in a capstone project, challenging participants to architect a fully functional database system—including schema design, T‑SQL routines, data loading, and report generation—demonstrating readiness for deployment. This final exercise, along with code reviews and performance tuning, prepares learners for SQL Server developer roles.
By the end, participants have built a rich portfolio, mastered essential and advanced SQL Server capabilities, and gained practical deployment experience. They leave well-positioned for roles such as SQL Developer, Database Engineer, or BI Developer, ready for industry certifications and real-world challenges.
Course Syllabus
- Module 1: Introduction & Environment Setup (4 hrs)
- Overview of SQL Server and editions, architecture
- Installing SQL Server & SSMS; configuration
- Connecting via SSMS and sqlcmd CLI, overview of Object Explorer
- Module 2: T‑SQL Fundamentals (6 hrs)
- DDL/DML/DQL commands: CREATE, ALTER, DROP, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, SELECT
- Filtering (WHERE), pattern matching, sorting, limiting, built-in functions
- Single- and multi-row queries, aliases, comments
- Module 3: Data Modeling & Constraints (5 hrs)
- Defining schemas, data types, normalization principles
- Creating tables with PK, FK, UNIQUE, CHECK, DEFAULT constraints
- Understanding and enforcing referential integrity
- Module 4: Querying, Joins & Aggregations (6 hrs)
- INNER, LEFT, RIGHT, FULL JOINs; UNIONS
- GROUP BY, HAVING; aggregate functions; window functions
- Subqueries, derived tables, CTEs
- Module 5: Programmability with T‑SQL (6 hrs)
- Views, inline views, indexed views
- Stored procedures, user-defined functions, parameterization
- Triggers (AFTER/INSTEAD OF), use-cases for data integrity
- Module 6: Transactions & Performance Tuning (5 hrs)
- Transactional control: BEGIN, COMMIT, ROLLBACK, SAVEPOINT
- Concurrency/isolation (locks, deadlocks)
- Execution plans, indexing strategies, query optimization
- Module 7: Advanced Features & ETL (4 hrs)
- SSIS overview, ETL basics, package components
- Working with data import/export, BULK operations
- Module 8: Security & Permissions (4 hrs)
- Authentication modes (Windows/SQL), logins vs users
- Granting/Revoking permissions, roles and schemas
- Module 9: Automation & Maintenance (4 hrs)
- Jobs, schedules, backups & restores using SSMS & T-SQL
- Automation via SQL Agent; error handling and logging
- Module 10: Capstone Project & Best Practices (3 hrs)
- Project: Build a multi-table database, T‑SQL code, ETL process
- Code reviews, optimization, deployment discussion
- Certification guidance and career prep
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Key Features
- Hands-on labs: Each module includes practical exercises—query writing, constraints, performance tuning.
- Real-world use-cases: OLTP database design, reporting queries, ETL workflows with SSIS.
- Tool mastery: SQL Server installation, SSMS, sqlcmd, execution plans, ETL package building.
- Performance emphasis: Index design, execution plan analysis, transaction handling.
- Security & compliance: Implement role-based permissions, schemas, and secure authentication.
- Automation & scheduling: Use SQL Server Agent for backups and job execution.
- Capstone showcase: Consolidate learning through a full project—schema, ETL, code, and reports.
- Certification & career readiness: Interview tips, résumé structuring, sample questions akin to Microsoft exam DP‑080
Our Upcoming Batches
At Topskill.ai, we understand that today’s professionals navigate demanding schedules.
To support your continuous learning, we offer fully flexible session timings across all our trainings.
Below is the schedule for our Training. If these time slots don’t align with your availability, simply let us know—we’ll be happy to design a customized timetable that works for you.
Training Timetable
| Batches Online/Offline | Batch Start Date | Session Days | Time Slot (IST) | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week Days (Virtual Online) | Aug 28, 2025 Sept 4th, 2025 Sept 11th, 2025 | Mon-Fri | 7:00 AM (Class 1-1.30 Hrs) | View Fees |
| Week Days (Virtual Online) | Aug 28, 2025 Sept 4th, 2025 Sept 11th, 2025 | Mon-Fri | 11:00 AM (Class 1-1.30 Hrs) | View Fees |
| Week Days (Virtual Online) | Aug 28, 2025 Sept 4th, 2025 Sept 11th, 2025 | Mon-Fri | 5:00 PM (Class 1-1.30 Hrs) | View Fees |
| Week Days (Virtual Online) | Aug 28, 2025 Sept 4th, 2025 Sept 11th, 2025 | Mon-Fri | 7:00 PM (Class 1-1.30 Hrs) | View Fees |
| Weekends (Virtual Online) | Aug 28, 2025 Sept 4th, 2025 Sept 11th, 2025 | Sat-Sun | 7:00 AM (Class 3 Hrs) | View Fees |
| Weekends (Virtual Online) | Aug 28, 2025 Sept 4th, 2025 Sept 11th, 2025 | Sat-Sun | 10:00 AM (Class 3 Hrs) | View Fees |
| Weekends (Virtual Online) | Aug 28, 2025 Sept 4th, 2025 Sept 11th, 2025 | Sat-Sun | 11:00 AM (Class 3 Hrs) | View Fees |
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