Designing Database Solutions for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Course Overview

The "Designing Database Solutions for Microsoft SQL Server 2014" course is aimed at professionals who aspire to learn about the advanced features and technologies in SQL Server 2014. This course provides in-depth coverage of designing and implementing database solutions, ensuring high availability, and planning for Disaster Recovery.

Starting with an enterprise data architecture overview, learners will understand key considerations and assess existing infrastructures. The course progresses into multi-server configuration management, employing Policy-Based Management and Microsoft System Center, followed by practices for monitoring SQL Server health with tools like Data Collector and SQL Server Utility.

Learners will also explore database workloads consolidation, understand cloud data solutions, including setting up SQL Server in a private cloud, and delve into high availability options like AlwaysOn Availability Groups, Windows Server Failover Clustering, and other SQL Server high availability and Disaster Recovery solutions. Finally, the course covers SQL Server replication and planning for replication strategies.

By the end of the course, participants will acquire the skills needed to design and implement robust database solutions that are scalable, highly available, and suitable for enterprise-level deployment.