Database Structures
Overview of database structure internals, including records, pages, extents, allocation bitmaps, IAM chains and allocation units.
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Demonstration video for the "Database Structures" module.
View ArticleNew Database Structures in SQL Server 2008
Overview of new database structures in SQL Server 2008 including data compression, sparse columns and FILESTREAM.
View ArticleNew Database Structures in SQL Server 2008 - Demo Video
Demonstration video for the "New Database Structures in SQL Server 2008" module.
View ArticleData File Internals and Maintenance
Overview of data file internals and maintenance, including coverage of physical layout, auto-grow, instant file initialization, shrink considerations and Tempdb.
View ArticleData File Internals and Maintenance - Demo Video
Demonstration video for the "Data File Internals and Maintenance" module.
View ArticleLog File Internals and Maintenance
Overview of log file internals and maintenance, including an anatomy of a data modification, checkpoints and recovery, transaction log internals, recovery models, and log file maintenance.
View ArticleLog File Internals and Maintenance - Demo Video
Demonstration video for the "Log File Internals and Maintenance" module.
View ArticleConsistency Checking (Part 1)
Overview of consistency checking, including IO errors and what they mean, page protection options, and an overview of what DBCC CHECKDB does and best pratices associated with it.
View ArticleConsistency Checking (Part 2)
Overview of how to interpret CHECKDB output, understanding how repair works and recovering from various types of corruption.
View ArticleXML
Overview of SQL XML functionality, the XML data type, using XML and relational types, XML Schema support, XQuery, and performance considerations.
View ArticleSQL Server Clients
Overview of SQL Client, Client APIs, Object-Relational APIs, troubleshooting and tracing.
View ArticleSQLCLR
Overview of SQLCLR objects, internals, security, reliability, troubleshooting, coding considerations and best practices.
View ArticleChange Data Capture, Change Tracking and Integrated Fulltext Search
Overview of change tracking features, Change Data Capture, Change Tracking, and IFTS.
View ArticleSQL Server Spatial
Overview of SQL Server Spatial functionality including the Geometry and Geography, CLR-based architecture, spatial indexes and performance, and importing spatial data.
View ArticleService Broker
Overview of Service Broker, database objects, database properties, activation programs, inter-database and inter-server considerations, and a deep dive on an end-to-end Service Broker application.
View ArticleSQL Azure Database
Overview of the SQL Azure archiecture, Transact-SQL DDL and DML differences, and considerations for moving data to and from SQL Server.
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