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Microsoft Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Training Courses at GBdirect

This section of the site contains our comprehensive range of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 training courses.

Courses offered in this topic are as indicated (* Open Public Course * Closed In-House Course)

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SQL Server 2008 delivers on Microsoft's Data Platform vision by helping your organization manage any data, any place, any time. Store data from structured, semi-structured, and unstructured documents, such as images and rich media, directly within the database. SQL Server 2008 delivers a rich set of integrated services that enable you to do more with your data such as query, search, synchronize, report, and analyze.

SQL Server 2008 provides the highest levels of security, reliability, and scalability for your business-critical applications. To take advantage of new opportunities in today's fast-moving business world, companies need the ability to create and deploy data-driven solutions quickly. SQL Server 2008 reduces time and cost of management and development of applications.

Access data from across your enterprise and provide control over your data no matter where it's stored - from the largest servers within the data center to desktops to mobile devices. SQL Server 2008 provides a comprehensive platform that delivers intelligence where your users want it. Information workers can access data directly using the tools they use every day, such as the 2007 Microsoft Office system.

SQL Server 2008 enables data to be consumed from custom applications developed using Microsoft .NET and Visual Studio and from within service-oriented architectures (SOA) and business processes through Microsoft BizTalk Server.

Business Intelligence

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 provides a scalable Business Intelligence platform optimized for data integration, reporting, and analysis, enabling organizations to deliver intelligence where users want it.

Server Consolidation

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 offers licensing advantages for increased savings, consolidation feature enhancements that help provide increased savings, improved high availability capabilities to meet aggregated availability needs and effective management of security needs such as strong authentication and access control, powerful encryption and key management capabilities, and enhanced auditing.

Data Warehousing

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 is a scalable and reliable Data Warehouse platform for Business Intelligence. Through integration with the Microsoft BI platform, it enables actionable business decisions at the lowest cost. In this economic climate, Microsoft offers the best return on your Data Warehouse investments. Take advantage of a comprehensive Data Warehouse and BI platform in SQL Server. SQL Server 2008 ships with a world class relational database, Analysis Services, Reporting Services and Integration Services.

Reduce your operational costs by using the powerful new features in SQL Server 2008 such as Data Compression that saves storage cost while improving performance and Policy Based Management that increases productivity of your DBAs.

Virtualization and Server Consolidation

One of the fastest growing technologies in the IT sector is Server Virtualization, sometimes referred to as Hardware Virtualization. Server virtualization transforms hardware into software and enables multiple operating systems to run on a single physical machine as virtual machines (VMs). With server virtualization, you can consolidate workloads of underutilized server machines onto a smaller number of machines and increase the utilization of your resources. Using a virtualization strategy you can use fewer physical machines which can help reduce costs and provide a flexible infrastructure with enterprise-class manageability and performance.

Online Transaction Processing

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 is a comprehensive data platform that provides the scalability, availability, security, and manageability that you need for mission-critical OLTP applications.

Application Development

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 is at the heart of a comprehensive data platform that enables you to access and manipulate business-critical data from a variety of diverse devices, platforms, and data services across the enterprise. Improve developer productivity by providing seamless integration between frameworks, data connectivity technologies, programming languages, Web services, development tools and data.

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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 public courses schedule

M2778: Write Queries Using MS SQL Server 2008 Transact-SQL, three days (course outline)

Leeds — £595 (+VAT)

  • 3–5 Sep 2012

London — £595 (+VAT)

  • 30 Jul–1 Aug 2012
  • 24–26 Sep 2012
  • 5–7 Nov 2012

M2778: Write Queries Using MS SQL Server 2008 Transact-SQL 4-day, four days (course outline)

Aberdeen — £795 (+VAT)

  • 3–6 Sep 2012
  • 3–6 Dec 2012

Birmingham — £795 (+VAT)

  • 11–14 Jun 2012
  • 1–4 Oct 2012
  • 5–8 Feb 2013

Bristol — £795 (+VAT)

  • 18–21 Jun 2012
  • 3–6 Sep 2012
  • 27–30 Nov 2012

Edinburgh — £795 (+VAT)

  • 10–13 Jul 2012
  • 9–12 Oct 2012

Exeter — £795 (+VAT)

  • 15–18 May 2012
  • 18–21 Sep 2012
  • 3–6 Dec 2012

Glasgow — £795 (+VAT)

  • 19–22 Jun 2012
  • 31 Jul–3 Aug 2012
  • 2–5 Oct 2012
  • 27–30 Nov 2012

Leeds — £795 (+VAT)

  • 29 May–1 Jun 2012
  • 12–15 Jun 2012
  • 31 Jul–3 Aug 2012
  • 11–14 Sep 2012
  • 22–25 Oct 2012
  • 4–7 Dec 2012

Leicester — £795 (+VAT)

  • 12–15 Jun 2012
  • 11–14 Sep 2012
  • 27–30 Nov 2012

London — £795 (+VAT)

  • 29 May–1 Jun 2012
  • 25–28 Jun 2012
  • 17–20 Jul 2012
  • 24–27 Jul 2012
  • 14–17 Aug 2012
  • 18–21 Sep 2012
  • 16–19 Oct 2012
  • 13–16 Nov 2012
  • 11–14 Dec 2012

Manchester — £795 (+VAT)

  • 12–15 Jun 2012
  • 10–13 Jul 2012
  • 7–10 Aug 2012
  • 4–7 Sep 2012
  • 2–5 Oct 2012
  • 6–9 Nov 2012
  • 4–7 Dec 2012

Newcastle — £795 (+VAT)

  • 31 Jul–3 Aug 2012
  • 30 Oct–2 Nov 2012

M50400: Design, Optimize, and Maintain a Database Administrative Solution for MS SQL Server 2008, five days (course outline)

Birmingham — £1195 (+VAT)

  • 18–22 Jun 2012
  • 5–9 Nov 2012

Leeds — £1195 (+VAT)

  • 14–18 May 2012
  • 3–7 Sep 2012
  • 17–21 Dec 2012

London — £1195 (+VAT)

  • 14–18 May 2012
  • 28 May–1 Jun 2012
  • 9–13 Jul 2012
  • 24–28 Sep 2012
  • 5–9 Nov 2012

Manchester — £1195 (+VAT)

  • 20–24 Aug 2012
  • 10–14 Dec 2012

M50401: Design and Optimizeg Database Solutions with MS SQL Server 2008, five days (course outline)

Birmingham — £1195 (+VAT)

  • 30 Jul–3 Aug 2012
  • 26–30 Nov 2012

Leeds — £1195 (+VAT)

  • 25–29 Jun 2012
  • 22–26 Oct 2012

London — £1195 (+VAT)

  • 18–22 Jun 2012
  • 25–29 Jun 2012
  • 17–21 Sep 2012
  • 19–23 Nov 2012

Manchester — £1195 (+VAT)

  • 6–10 Aug 2012

M6158: Update Your SQL Server 2005 Skills to SQL Server 2008, three days (course outline)

Edinburgh — £595 (+VAT)

  • 21–23 Nov 2012

Glasgow — £595 (+VAT)

  • 1–3 Aug 2012

London — £595 (+VAT)

  • 4–6 Jul 2012
  • 8–10 Oct 2012

Manchester — £595 (+VAT)

  • 18–20 Jul 2012
  • 3–5 Oct 2012

M6231: Maintain a MS SQL Server 2008 Database, five days (course outline)

Aberdeen — £995 (+VAT)

  • 13–17 Aug 2012
  • 1–5 Oct 2012
  • 10–14 Dec 2012

Birmingham — £995 (+VAT)

  • 14–18 May 2012
  • 9–13 Jul 2012
  • 3–7 Sep 2012
  • 12–16 Nov 2012

Bristol — £995 (+VAT)

  • 14–18 May 2012
  • 6–10 Aug 2012
  • 12–16 Nov 2012

Edinburgh — £995 (+VAT)

  • 25–29 Jun 2012
  • 23–27 Jul 2012
  • 15–19 Oct 2012

Exeter — £995 (+VAT)

  • 2–6 Jul 2012
  • 8–12 Oct 2012
  • 14–18 Jan 2013

Glasgow — £995 (+VAT)

  • 28 May–1 Jun 2012
  • 9–13 Jul 2012
  • 3–7 Sep 2012
  • 29 Oct–2 Nov 2012

Leeds — £995 (+VAT)

  • 21–25 May 2012
  • 23–27 Jul 2012
  • 24–28 Sep 2012
  • 15–19 Oct 2012
  • 26–30 Nov 2012

Leicester — £995 (+VAT)

  • 11–15 Jun 2012
  • 17–21 Sep 2012
  • 17–21 Dec 2012

London — £995 (+VAT)

  • 21–25 May 2012
  • 18–22 Jun 2012
  • 25–29 Jun 2012
  • 2–6 Jul 2012
  • 9–13 Jul 2012
  • 23–27 Jul 2012
  • 6–10 Aug 2012
  • 20–24 Aug 2012
  • 3–7 Sep 2012
  • 24–28 Sep 2012
  • 8–12 Oct 2012
  • 22–26 Oct 2012
  • 12–16 Nov 2012
  • 26–30 Nov 2012
  • 10–14 Dec 2012
  • 17–21 Dec 2012

Manchester — £995 (+VAT)

  • 14–18 May 2012
  • 18–22 Jun 2012
  • 16–20 Jul 2012
  • 20–24 Aug 2012
  • 17–21 Sep 2012
  • 15–19 Oct 2012
  • 12–16 Nov 2012
  • 10–14 Dec 2012

Newcastle — £995 (+VAT)

  • 11–15 Jun 2012
  • 17–21 Sep 2012
  • 26–30 Nov 2012

Reading — £995 (+VAT)

  • 2–6 Jul 2012
  • 1–5 Oct 2012

M6232: Implement a MS SQL Server 2008 Database, five days (course outline)

Aberdeen — £995 (+VAT)

  • 20–24 Aug 2012
  • 17–21 Dec 2012

Birmingham — £995 (+VAT)

  • 18–22 Jun 2012
  • 15–19 Oct 2012
  • 18–22 Feb 2013

Bristol — £995 (+VAT)

  • 9–13 Jul 2012
  • 1–5 Oct 2012

Edinburgh — £995 (+VAT)

  • 11–15 Jun 2012
  • 22–26 Oct 2012

Exeter — £995 (+VAT)

  • 25–29 Jun 2012
  • 15–19 Oct 2012
  • 28 Jan–1 Feb 2013

Leeds — £995 (+VAT)

  • 2–6 Jul 2012
  • 3–7 Sep 2012
  • 17–21 Sep 2012
  • 5–9 Nov 2012

London — £995 (+VAT)

  • 21–25 May 2012
  • 28 May–1 Jun 2012
  • 25–29 Jun 2012
  • 23–27 Jul 2012
  • 20–24 Aug 2012
  • 17–21 Sep 2012
  • 15–19 Oct 2012
  • 19–23 Nov 2012
  • 26–30 Nov 2012
  • 17–21 Dec 2012

Manchester — £995 (+VAT)

  • 25–29 Jun 2012
  • 30 Jul–3 Aug 2012
  • 8–12 Oct 2012
  • 19–23 Nov 2012
  • 17–21 Dec 2012

Newcastle — £995 (+VAT)

  • 14–18 May 2012
  • 13–17 Aug 2012
  • 8–12 Oct 2012

M6234: Implement & Maintain MS SQL Server 2008 Analysis Service, three days (course outline)

Birmingham — £595 (+VAT)

  • 28–30 May 2012
  • 29–31 Aug 2012
  • 26–28 Nov 2012

Edinburgh — £595 (+VAT)

  • 6–8 Jun 2012
  • 19–21 Sep 2012
  • 17–19 Dec 2012

Glasgow — £595 (+VAT)

  • 6–8 Aug 2012
  • 5–7 Nov 2012

Leeds — £595 (+VAT)

  • 9–11 Jul 2012
  • 16–18 Nov 2012

London — £595 (+VAT)

  • 6–8 Jun 2012
  • 29 Jun–1 Jul 2012
  • 24–26 Jul 2012
  • 29–31 Aug 2012
  • 24–26 Sep 2012
  • 11–13 Oct 2012
  • 19–21 Nov 2012
  • 17–19 Dec 2012

Manchester — £595 (+VAT)

  • 16–18 May 2012
  • 18–20 Jul 2012
  • 3–5 Sep 2012
  • 5–7 Nov 2012

M6235: Implement & Maintain MS SQL Server 2008 Integration Services, three days (course outline)

Birmingham — £595 (+VAT)

  • 6–8 Aug 2012
  • 5–7 Nov 2012

Bristol — £595 (+VAT)

  • 15–17 Aug 2012

Edinburgh — £595 (+VAT)

  • 6–8 Aug 2012
  • 12–14 Nov 2012

Glasgow — £595 (+VAT)

  • 11–13 Jul 2012
  • 29–31 Aug 2012
  • 10–12 Oct 2012

Leeds — £595 (+VAT)

  • 1–3 Aug 2012
  • 8–10 Oct 2012
  • 21–23 Nov 2012

London — £595 (+VAT)

  • 21–23 May 2012
  • 6–8 Jun 2012
  • 9–11 Jul 2012
  • 16–18 Jul 2012
  • 29–31 Aug 2012
  • 26–28 Sep 2012
  • 8–10 Oct 2012
  • 15–17 Oct 2012
  • 8–10 Nov 2012
  • 6–8 Dec 2012

Manchester — £595 (+VAT)

  • 2–4 Jul 2012
  • 29–31 Aug 2012
  • 8–10 Nov 2012

Newcastle — £595 (+VAT)

  • 10–12 Dec 2012

Reading — £595 (+VAT)

  • 28–30 Aug 2012
  • 28–30 Nov 2012

M6236: Implement & Maintain MS SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services, three days (course outline)

Birmingham — £595 (+VAT)

  • 30 Jul–1 Aug 2012
  • 8–10 Oct 2012
  • 5–7 Dec 2012

Bristol — £595 (+VAT)

  • 28–30 May 2012
  • 29–31 Aug 2012
  • 19–21 Nov 2012

Edinburgh — £595 (+VAT)

  • 15–17 Aug 2012
  • 24–26 Sep 2012

Exeter — £595 (+VAT)

  • 11–13 Jun 2012

Glasgow — £595 (+VAT)

  • 11–13 Jun 2012
  • 10–12 Dec 2012

Leeds — £595 (+VAT)

  • 16–18 May 2012
  • 18–20 Jun 2012
  • 18–20 Jul 2012
  • 10–12 Sep 2012
  • 15–17 Oct 2012
  • 29 Nov–1 Dec 2012

London — £595 (+VAT)

  • 6–8 Jun 2012
  • 2–4 Jul 2012
  • 19–21 Jul 2012
  • 29–31 Aug 2012
  • 27–29 Sep 2012
  • 22–24 Oct 2012
  • 29–31 Oct 2012
  • 22–24 Nov 2012

Manchester — £595 (+VAT)

  • 21–23 May 2012
  • 13–15 Jul 2012
  • 8–10 Aug 2012
  • 17–19 Sep 2012
  • 29–31 Oct 2012
  • 13–15 Nov 2012

Newcastle — £595 (+VAT)

  • 5–7 Sep 2012

Reading — £595 (+VAT)

  • 3–5 Sep 2012

M6317: Upgrade Your SQL Server 2000 Skills to SQL Server 2008, three days (course outline)

Glasgow — £595 (+VAT)

  • 25–27 Jun 2012

London — £595 (+VAT)

  • 27–29 Jun 2012
  • 12–14 Nov 2012

MS Business Intelligence End to End with SQL Server 2008 R2 and SharePoint 2010, five days (course outline)

Leeds — £1650 (+VAT)

  • 18–22 Jun 2012
  • 6–10 Aug 2012
  • 1–5 Oct 2012
  • 3–7 Dec 2012

London — £1650 (+VAT)

  • 14–18 May 2012
  • 2–6 Jul 2012
  • 3–7 Sep 2012
  • 22–26 Oct 2012
  • 3–7 Dec 2012

Manchester — £1650 (+VAT)

  • 23–27 Jul 2012
  • 20–24 Aug 2012
  • 8–12 Oct 2012
  • 17–21 Dec 2012

Newcastle — £1650 (+VAT)

  • 9–13 Jul 2012