SQL Server OverviewRev 1.3-1406

By Naji El Kotobnaji [@] dotnetheroes.com

www.DotNETHeroes.com

Outlines

Introduction to SQL Server Tools and Core Services

SQL Server Tools

SQL Components

Database Engine

Business Intelligence

SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)

SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)

SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)

Interactive in-class DEMO

QnA

References

SQL Server Tools

Microsoft SQL Server Tools

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)

SQL Server Configuration Manager

SQL Server Profiler

Database Engine Tuning Advisor (DTA)

Data Profile Viewer

And more…

Third-party Tools

SQL Monitor - http://www.red-gate.com/products/dba/sql-monitor/

And more…

About SQL Tools | SSMS

SQL Server Management Studio

(SSMS) is a software application first

launched with the Microsoft SQL

Server 2005 that is used for

configuring, managing, and

administering all components within

Microsoft SQL Server.

SQL Server Tools | SQL Server Configuration Manager

SQL Server Configuration Manager is a tool to manage the services associated

with SQL Server, to configure the network protocols used by SQL Server, and

to manage the network connectivity configuration from SQL Server client

computers.

SQL Server Tools | SQL Profiler

SQL Profiler is a tool that captures SQL Server events from the server and saves those events in what's known as a trace file.

You can then analyze or use the trace file to troubleshoot logic or performance problems.

You can use this utility to monitor several areas of server activity, such as:

Analyzing and debugging SQL statements and stored procedures.

Monitoring slow performance.

Stress analysis.

General debugging and troubleshooting.

Fine-tuning indexes.

Auditing and reviewing security activity.

Ref: http://www.techrepublic.com/article/step-by-step-an-introduction-to-sql-server-profiler/

Tools Overview Demo

SQL Server Core Services

Microsoft complements its relational database engine, SQL Server,

with several add-on services for developing comprehensive business

intelligence (BI) solutions.

Services include:

SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)

SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)

SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)

And more…

Database Engine

The Database Engine is the core service for

storing, processing, and securing data.

Database Engine used to create relational

databases for online transaction processing

(OLTP) or online analytical processing data

(OLAP). This includes creating tables for

storing data, and database objects such as

indexes, views, and stored procedures for

viewing, managing, and securing data.

SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)

SSIS is a platform for data

integration and workflow

applications. It features a fast and

flexible data warehousing tool used

for data extraction,

transformation, and loading (ETL).

The tool may also be used to

automate maintenance of SQL

Server databases and updates to

multidimensional cube data.

(Wikipedia)

SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)

Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services,

SSAS, is an online analytical processing

(OLAP), data mining and reporting tool

in Microsoft SQL Server.

SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)

SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)

is a server-based report generation

software system from Microsoft.

It is part of suite of Microsoft SQL

Server services, including SSAS (SQL

Server Analysis Services) and SSIS

(SQL Server Integration Services).

INTERACTIVE DEMO

Exploring SQL Server Components

Q&A

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References

http://technet.microsoft.com/sqlserver/

http://sqlmag.com/database-performance-tuning/mega-guide-free-sql-

server-tools