Hands-On Advanced SQL Server: Strategies and Techniques

Advanced SQL skills are essential for database developers, engineers, and administrators who need to write complex queries, automate processes, and improve performance. In this course, tech educator and bestselling author Walter Shields dives deep into stored procedures, user-defined functions, and dynamic SQL. Learn how to make your database queries more powerful and flexible. Explore control flow techniques, transaction management, and advanced query structures like Common Table Expressions (CTEs) and pivot tables. By the end of the course, you'll be able to write highly efficient SQL scripts, optimize database transactions, and ensure data integrity with triggers and constraints. This course is designed for intermediate and advanced SQL users looking to take their skills to the next level.

Learning objectives
Learn about SQL Server and SQL Programming
Define stored procedures and functions
Highlight transactions and data integrity
Identify dynamic SQL and cursors
Define Common Table Expressions (CTEs)
Learn about temporary tables and table variables
Explore indexing, triggers, and performance optimization
Identify ways to use pivot tables and aggregation