Module 1: Introduction to SQL Server 2012 and its Toolset
This module introduces the entire SQL Server platform and its major tools. It covers editions, versions, basics of network listeners, and concepts of services and service accounts.
Module 2: Preparing Systems for SQL Server 2012
This module covers planning for an installation related to SQL Server I/O requirements, 32 bit vs 64 bit, memory configuration options and I/O subsystem pre-installation checks using SQLIOSim and SQLIO
Module 3: Installing and Configuring SQL Server 2012
This module details installing and configuring SQL Server
Module 4: Working with Databases
This module describes how data is stored in databases, how to create databases, and how to move databases either within a server or between servers
Module 5: Understanding SQL Server 2012 Recovery Models
This module describes the concept of the transaction log and SQL Server recovery models. It introduces the different backup strategies available with SQL Server.
Module 6: Backup of SQL Server 2012 Databases
This module describes SQL Server Backup and the backup types.
Module 7: Restoring SQL Server 2012 Databases
This module describes the restoration of databases.
Module 8: Importing and Exporting Data
This module covers the use of the import/export wizards and explains how they relate to SSIS. Also introduces BCP.
Module 9: Authenticating and Authorizing Users
This module covers SQL Server security models, logins and users.Lessons
Module 10: Assigning Server and Database Roles
This module covers fixed server roles, user-defined server roles, fixed database roles and user-defined database roles.
Module 11: Authorizing Users to Access Resources
This module covers permissions and the assignment of permissions.
Module 12: Auditing SQL Server Environments
This module covers SQL Server Audit.
Module 13: Automating SQL Server 2012 Management
This module covers SQL Server Agent, jobs and job history.
Module 14: Configuring Security for SQL Server Agent
This module covers SQL Server agent security, proxy accounts and credentials.
Module 15: Monitoring SQL Server 2012 with Alerts and Notifications
This module covers the configuration of database mail, alerts and notifications.
Module 16: Performing Ongoing Database Maintenance
This module covers database maintenance plans.
Module 17: Tracing Access to SQL Server 2012
This module covers SQL Profiler and SQL Trace stored procedures.
Module 18: Monitoring SQL Server 2012
This module introduces DMVs and the configuration of data collection.
Module 19: Managing Multiple Servers
This module covers Central Management Servers and Multi-Server queries, Virtualization of SQL Server and Data-Tier Applications.
Module 20: Troubleshooting Common SQL Server 2012 Administrative Issues
This module covers common issues that require troubleshooting and gives guidance on where to start looking for solutions.
Module 21: SQL Server 2012 Availability Enhancement
For protecting application databases in an enterprise environment from both planned and unplanned downtime, SQL Server 2012 introduces the AlwaysOn Availability Groups feature and a number of other high-availability enhancements.
Module 22: SQL Server 2012 Replication Implementation
This module discuss replication design and implementations.