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Tag Archives: 70-451
MCITP 70-451 Links Page
I have been asked a few times if there was a landing page for the 70-451 posts and figured that such a page would probably be more helpful than just the tags post. So, without further ado, here is the … Continue reading
70-451–MCITP–Wrap Up
Wrap Up I have been preparing for this test for some time and really the thing that I was the most concerned about was the fact that I had probably forgotten a lot of the information that I had reviewed … Continue reading
70-451–MCITP–Designing a Database for Optimal Performance–Design a Table and Index Partitioning Strategy
Requirements Design a table and index partitioning strategy.This objective may include but is not limited to: switching partitions, merging, splitting, staging, creating, schemes and functions My Take I had to do a lot of research into partitioning for one of … Continue reading
70-451–MCITP–Designing a Database for Optimal Performance–Design a Table and Index Compression Strategy
Requirments Design a table and index compression strategy.This objective may include but is not limited to: row vs. page, update frequency, page compression implementation, compressing individual partitions My Take In this section we’ll take a look at the enterprise only … Continue reading
70-451–MCITP–Designing a Database for Optimal Performance–Resolve Performance Problems by Using Plan Guides
Requirements Resolve performance problems by using plan guides.This objective may include but is not limited to: object plan guides, SQL plan guides, templates plan guides, dynamic management views My Take It seems to me that we will simply be exploring … Continue reading
70-451–MCITP–Designing a Database for Optimal Performance – Design Scalable Database Solutions
Requirements Design scalable database solutions.This objective may include but is not limited to: scale up vs. scale out, federated databases, distributed partitioned views, scalable shared databases, replication, offloading read-only query (database mirroring) My Take In this section we will very … Continue reading
70-451–MCITP–Designing a Database for Optimal Performance–Optimize Indexing Strategies
Requirements Optimize indexing strategies. This objective may include but is not limited to: table-valued function, views, filtered indexes, indexed views, clustered and non-clustered, unique My Take I feel like this section is a strange one. I’m not sure that I … Continue reading
70-451–MCITP–Designing Queries for Performance–Evaluate the use of Row-based Operations vs. Set-based Operations
Requirements Evaluate the use of row-based operations vs. set-based operations.This objective may include but is not limited to: row-based logic vs. set-based logic, batching, splitting implicit transactions My Take In this section we will go over some of the reasons … Continue reading
70-451–MCITP–Design Queries for Performance–Analyze Execution Plans
Requirements Analyze execution plans.This objective may include but is not limited to: execution order, logical and physical operators, join operators, minimize resource costs, compare query costs My Take Execution Plans are one of the best tools we have for investigating … Continue reading
70-451–MCITP–Designing Queries for Performance–Optimize and Tune Queries
Requirements Optimize and tune queries. This objective may include but is not limited to: optimizer hints, common table expressions (CTEs), search conditions, temporary storage, GROUP BY [GROUPING SETS|CUBE|ROLLUP] My Take The task of optimizing and tuning queries is something which … Continue reading
