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Ready to learn SQL Server skills from experts with real-world experience? From SQL Server fundamentals to query store to improving storage subsytem performance, find the SQL Server tutorial for you below.

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Top SQL Server courses

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SQL Server Performance: Indexing Basics
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SQL Server Performance: Indexing Basics
Pinal Dave
Intermediate
1h 59m
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Working With Temporal Data in SQL Server
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Working With Temporal Data in SQL Server
Dejan Sarka
Intermediate
3h 6m
Managing SQL Server Database Concurrency
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Managing SQL Server Database Concurrency
Gerald Britton
Intermediate
1h 45m
Optimizing SQL Server Statistics and Indexes
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Optimizing SQL Server Statistics and Indexes
Gail Shaw
Advanced
1h 49m
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What's New in SQL Server 2016 Integration Services
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What's New in SQL Server 2016 Integration Services
Stacia Misner Varga
Intermediate
3h 19m
Getting Started with Your First SQL Server Instance
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Getting Started with Your First SQL Server Instance
Kevin Hill
Beginner
2h 44s
Advanced SQL Queries in Oracle and SQL Server
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Advanced SQL Queries in Oracle and SQL Server
Scott Hecht
Intermediate
4h 25m
Managing Azure SQL Server Database Performance
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Managing Azure SQL Server Database Performance
Hugo Barona
Advanced
1h 31m
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Building Your First Microsoft SQL Server Big Data Cluster 2019
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Building Your First Microsoft SQL Server Big Data Cluster 2019
Ben Weissman
Beginner
50m
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Design a Database Environment with SQL Server 2014 (70-465)
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Design a Database Environment with SQL Server 2014 (70-465)
David Peter Hansen
Intermediate
1h 13m
SQL Server: Indexing for Performance
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SQL Server: Indexing for Performance
Kimberly L. Tripp
Beginner
7h 11m
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SQL Server: Improving Storage Subsystem Performance
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SQL Server: Improving Storage Subsystem Performance
Glenn Berry
Intermediate
2h 12m
SQL Server: Logging, Recovery, and the Transaction Log
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SQL Server: Logging, Recovery, and the Transaction Log
Paul Randal
Intermediate
7h 43m
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Solving Real World Problems with SQL Server 2016 Query Store
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Solving Real World Problems with SQL Server 2016 Query Store
Gail Shaw
Intermediate
2h 1m
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SQL Server: Detecting and Correcting Database Corruption
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SQL Server: Detecting and Correcting Database Corruption
Paul Randal
Intermediate
3h 52m
SQL Server: Why Physical Database Design Matters
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SQL Server: Why Physical Database Design Matters
Kimberly L. Tripp
Intermediate
3h 56m
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SQL Server: Troubleshooting Query Plan Quality Issues
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SQL Server: Troubleshooting Query Plan Quality Issues
Joe Sack
Intermediate
2h 20m
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SQL Server: Virtualization
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SQL Server: Virtualization
Jonathan Kehayias
Intermediate
4h 7m
SQL Server Fundamentals
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SQL Server Fundamentals
Dan Sullivan
Beginner
8h 12m
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Logical and Physical Modeling for Analytical Applications
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Logical and Physical Modeling for Analytical Applications
Dejan Sarka
Intermediate
2h 27m
SQL Server Reporting Services Playbook
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SQL Server Reporting Services Playbook
Robert Cain
Beginner
2h 15m
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Managing SQL Server Database Maintenance
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Managing SQL Server Database Maintenance
Viktor Suha
Beginner
1h 44m
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SQL Server: Change Data Capture
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SQL Server: Change Data Capture
Jonathan Kehayias
Intermediate
2h 9m
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Using XML and XQuery Effectively with SQL Server
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Using XML and XQuery Effectively with SQL Server
Bob Beauchemin
Intermediate
5h 29m
Simulating Production Workloads with SQL Server Distributed Replay
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Simulating Production Workloads with SQL Server Distributed Replay
Gail Shaw
Intermediate
59m
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Getting Started with Python on SQL Server
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Getting Started with Python on SQL Server
Gerald Britton
Intermediate
1h 25m
Getting Started with SQL Server Maintenance
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Getting Started with SQL Server Maintenance
Kevin Hill
Beginner
2h 57m
Analyzing SQL Server Query Plans
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Analyzing SQL Server Query Plans
Pinal Dave
Advanced
2h 30m
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Identifying & Fixing Performance Issues Caused by Parameter Sniffing
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Identifying & Fixing Performance Issues Caused by Parameter Sniffing
Gail Shaw
Intermediate
1h 28m
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Troubleshooting SQL Server Performance Problems
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Troubleshooting SQL Server Performance Problems
Viktor Suha
Beginner
1h 47m

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