Mastering Microsoft SQL Server [2025]

Name: Mastering Microsoft SQL Server [2025]
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Kick start your SQL Server adventure with step by step

Created byM Darwish

Last updated 4/2025

English

What you'll learn

Master SQL Fundamentals DDL vs DML
Learn how to write efficient SQL queries to retrieve, manipulate, and manage data using SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE statements
Advanced SQL Techniques Explore complex queries, including Joins, Subqueries,
Window Functions to handle sophisticated data retrieval tasks
Manage Transactions and Ensure Data Integrity
Enhance Database Performance: Discover performance tuning techniques, including query optimization
Secure SQL Server Databases: Master SQL Server's security features by managing user roles, permissions
Backup and Restore Databases

Course content

7 sections • 26 lectures • 1h 58m total length

Introduction to SQL Server4:52
Introduction to SQL Syntax: Basic structure and syntax in SQL.1:32
Writing Simple Queries with SELECT: Retrieving data from single tables.2:56
Implement SSMS | Retrieving data from single tables.3:33
Learn to retrieve data from tables in sql server management studio, select all or specific columns with aliases, compute a total from price and quantity, use distinct, and count products.
Limiting Results with TOP and OFFSET: Selecting specific subsets of data.2:33
Quiz 01

Introduction to Joins: INNER, LEFT, RIGHT, and FULL OUTER joins.5:00
Self-Joins and Cross Joins: Joining a table to itself and understanding Cartesia4:30
Master self joins and cross joins in Microsoft SQL Server by joining a table to itself to reveal hierarchical data and generate pairs, including filtering pairs with different managers.
Combining Queries with UNION and UNION ALL: Merging datasets from multiple queri3:34
Using APPLY (CROSS and OUTER APPLY): Working with table-valued functions.4:19

Subqueries and Nested Queries: Writing and optimizing subqueries.5:24
Common Table Expressions (CTEs): Creating temporary query results.4:52
Window Functions: ROW_NUMBER, RANK, and PARTITION BY for analytical queries.6:18
Explore window functions row_number, rank, and partition by to assign department-specific, salary-ordered sequences and ranks for analytical queries. Compare rank with dense_rank and see department-based sequencing using salary.
Difference Between Rank and Dense_Rank1:47
Case Statements: Conditional logic within queries.6:32
Pivoting and Unpivoting Data: Reshaping data for reports and analysis.7:00

GROUP BY Basics: Grouping data and Calculating Aggregates8:39
Using HAVING with GROUP BY: Filtering groups with aggregate conditions.5:34
Rollup and Cube Creating subtotals and hierarchical aggregations5:28
Discover how rollup and cube extend SQL group by to produce hierarchical subtotals for multidimensional analysis in data warehouses, with rollup for top-down totals and cube for comprehensive breakdowns.

Requirements

No Prior Database Experience Needed: This course starts from the basics, so no previous knowledge of SQL or database management is required

Description

Unlock the full potential of SQL Server 2022 in this comprehensive

This course will guide you through everything you need to know about SQL Server, from installation to complex queries . Whether you're a beginner or have some experience with databases, this course covers all the key concepts to help you become proficient in managing and querying data using Microsoft SQL Server

What You’ll Learn:

Introduction to SQL Server: Set up and install SQL Server, explore its tools, and create your first database.
SQL Basics to Advanced: Start with fundamental SQL concepts and progress to advanced querying techniques.
Advanced SQL Querying
- Master complex queries, subqueries, joins, and functions to unlock powerful data analysis capabilities.
- Learn about common table expressions (CTEs), window functions, and how to handle large datasets efficiently.
In-Memory Tables and Performance Optimization
- Explore the in-memory tables feature, a key tool for accelerating query performance.
- Discover indexing strategies and performance tuning techniques to ensure your database is optimized.
Advanced SQL Techniques: Dive into complex queries, subqueries, Common Table Expressions (CTEs), and window functions.
Database Design: Learn how to design scalable databases, implement relationships, and use primary/foreign keys for data integrity.
Transactions and Error Handling: Ensure data reliability with transactions, rollback mechanisms, and error-handling strategies
Hands-on Projects: Apply your learning with real-world case studies, interactive projects, and downloadable databases.
manage data.
Use advanced SQL techniques such as stored procedures, Triggers

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Who this course is for:

Database Administrators (DBAs)
IT Professionals
Beginners If you’re new to databases and SQL

Mastering Microsoft SQL Server [2025]

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Course content

Getting Started with SQL Server5 lectures • 15min

Working with Data Types and Functions1 lecture • 4min

Joining and Combining Data4 lectures • 17min

Query SQL Server2 lectures • 4min

Advanced Query Techniques6 lectures • 32min

Data Aggregation and Grouping3 lectures • 20min

Data Manipulation and Development5 lectures • 26min

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