Module 1: Introduction to Data Warehousing
This module describes data warehouse concepts and architecture consideration.
Lessons
- Overview of Data Warehousing
- Considerations for a Data Warehouse Solution
Lab : Exploring a Data Warehouse Solution
- Exploring data sources
- Exploring an ETL process
- Exploring a data warehouse
Module 2: Planning Data Warehouse Infrastructure
This module describes the main hardware considerations for building a data warehouse.
Lessons
- Considerations for data warehouse infrastructure.
- Planning data warehouse hardware.
Lab : Planning Data Warehouse Infrastructure
- Planning data warehouse hardware
Module 3: Designing and Implementing a Data Warehouse
This module describes how you go about designing and implementing a schema for a data warehouse.
Lessons
- Data warehouse design overview
- Designing dimension tables
- Designing fact tables
- Physical Design for a Data Warehouse
Lab : Implementing a Data Warehouse Schema
- Implementing a star schema
- Implementing a snowflake schema
- Implementing a time dimension table
Module 4: Columnstore Indexes
This module introduces Columnstore Indexes.
Lessons
- Introduction to Columnstore Indexes
- Creating Columnstore Indexes
- Working with Columnstore Indexes
Lab : Using Columnstore Indexes
- Create a Columnstore index on the FactProductInventory table
- Create a Columnstore index on the FactInternetSales table
- Create a memory optimized Columnstore table
Module 5: Implementing an Azure SQL Data Warehouse
This module describes Azure SQL Data Warehouses and how to implement them.
Lessons
- Advantages of Azure SQL Data Warehouse
- Implementing an Azure SQL Data Warehouse
- Developing an Azure SQL Data Warehouse
- Migrating to an Azure SQ Data Warehouse
- Copying data with the Azure data factory
Lab : Implementing an Azure SQL Data Warehouse
- Create an Azure SQL data warehouse database
- Migrate to an Azure SQL Data warehouse database
- Copy data with the Azure data factory
Module 6: Creating an ETL Solution
At the end of this module you will be able to implement data flow in a SSIS package.
Lessons
- Introduction to ETL with SSIS
- Exploring Source Data
- Implementing Data Flow
Lab : Implementing Data Flow in an SSIS Package
- Exploring source data
- Transferring data by using a data row task
- Using transformation components in a data row
Module 7: Implementing Control Flow in an SSIS Package
This module describes implementing control flow in an SSIS package.
Lessons
- Introduction to Control Flow
- Creating Dynamic Packages
- Using Containers
- Managing consistency.
Lab : Implementing Control Flow in an SSIS Package
- Using tasks and precedence in a control flow
- Using variables and parameters
- Using containers
Lab : Using Transactions and Checkpoints
- Using transactions
- Using checkpoints
Module 8: Debugging and Troubleshooting SSIS Packages
This module describes how to debug and troubleshoot SSIS packages.
Lessons
- Debugging an SSIS Package
- Logging SSIS Package Events
- Handling Errors in an SSIS Package
Lab : Debugging and Troubleshooting an SSIS Package
- Debugging an SSIS package
- Logging SSIS package execution
- Implementing an event handler
- Handling errors in data flow
Module 9: Implementing a Data Extraction Solution
This module describes how to implement an SSIS solution that supports incremental DW loads and changing data.
Lessons
- Introduction to Incremental ETL
- Extracting Modified Data
- Loading modified data
- Temporal Tables
Lab : Extracting Modified Data
- Using a datetime column to incrementally extract data
- Using change data capture
- Using the CDC control task
- Using change tracking
Lab : Loading a data warehouse
- Loading data from CDC output tables
- Using a lookup transformation to insert or update dimension data
- Implementing a slowly changing dimension
- Using the merge statement
Module 10: Enforcing Data Quality
This module describes how to implement data cleansing by using Microsoft Data Quality services.
Lessons
- Introduction to Data Quality
- Using Data Quality Services to Cleanse Data
- Using Data Quality Services to Match Data
Lab : Cleansing Data
- Creating a DQS knowledge base
- Using a DQS project to cleanse data
- Using DQS in an SSIS package
Lab : De-duplicating Data
- Creating a matching policy
- Using a DS project to match data
Module 11: Using Master Data Services
This module describes how to implement master data services to enforce data integrity at source.
Lessons
- Introduction to Master Data Services
- Implementing a Master Data Services Model
- Hierarchies and collections
- Creating a Master Data Hub
Lab : Implementing Master Data Services
- Creating a master data services model
- Using the master data services add-in for Excel
- Enforcing business rules
- Loading data into a model
- Consuming master data services data
Module 12: Extending SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
This module describes how to extend SSIS with custom scripts and components.
Lessons
- Using scripting in SSIS
- Using custom components in SSIS
Lab : Using scripts
Module 13: Deploying and Configuring SSIS Packages
This module describes how to deploy and configure SSIS packages.
Lessons
- Overview of SSIS Deployment
- Deploying SSIS Projects
- Planning SSIS Package Execution
Lab : Deploying and Configuring SSIS Packages
- Creating an SSIS catalog
- Deploying an SSIS project
- Creating environments for an SSIS solution
- Running an SSIS package in SQL server management studio
- Scheduling SSIS packages with SQL server agent
Module 14: Consuming Data in a Data WarehouseThis module describes how to debug and troubleshoot SSIS packages.Lessons
- Introduction to Business Intelligence
- An Introduction to Data Analysis
- Introduction to reporting
- Analyzing Data with Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Lab : Using a data warehouse
- Exploring a reporting services report
- Exploring a PowerPivot workbook
- Exploring a power view report
