SQL Server 2012-2014 Native File Streaming

By Leonard Lobel
This course teaches unstructured data storage with FILESTREAM, hierarchyid, and FileTable. It explains T-SQL access, as well as streaming API access with SqlFileStream in client applications.
Course info
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Feb 13, 2015
Duration
3h 52m
Table of contents
Getting Started with FILESTREAM
Why Stream Files with SQL Server? 2m Introducing FILESTREAM 2m Traditional Options - BLOBs in the Database 2m Traditional Options - BLOBs Outside the Database 3m BLOB Storage with FILESTREAM 4m Enabling FILESTREAM - Introduction 2m Determining the FILESTREAM Access Level 2m Enabling FILESTREAM for Windows and SQL Server 3m Demo: Enabling FILESTREAM 5m Creating a FILESTREAM Database 3m Demo: Creating a FILESTREAM Database 4m Creating a Table with FILESTREAM Columns 2m Demo: Using T-SQL to Access FILESTREAM Data 10m Improving I/O Scalability 4m Summary 2m
Programming with SqlFileStream
Storage vs. Access 3m Introducing SqlFileStream 5m Storing and Retrieving BLOBs with SqlFileStream 4m Demo: Storing BLOBs with SqlFileStream 21m Demo: Retrieving BLOBs with SqlFileStream 3m Building SqlFileStream Client Applications 4m Demo: Building a Client/Server SqlFileStream Application 16m Demo: Building an N-Tier SqlFileStream Application 11m Summary 1m
Working with hierarchyid
Introducing hierarchyid 3m Traditional Self-Join Approach 1m Common hierarchyid Methods 2m Indexing hierarchyid Columns 2m Demo: Populating a Hierarchal Table 13m Demo: Querying a Hierarchical Table 2m Demo: Manipulating a Hierarchical Table 6m Demo: Avoiding Node Collisions 10m Summary 1m
Using FileTable
Introducing FileTable 3m FileTable Schema 4m FileTable Access 4m FileTable Prerequisites 3m Getting Started with FileTable 3m FileTable Database Objects 3m Demo: Creating a FileTable 6m FileTable Functions 2m Demo: Populating a FileTable 17m Demo: Querying and Manipulating a FileTable 10m Limitations and Considerations 5m Best Practices 6m More Information 3m Summary 1m
Description
Course info
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Feb 13, 2015
Duration
3h 52m
Description

This course teaches SQL Server developers the ins-and-outs of unstructured data storage and native file streaming of documents, images, and other binary content with FILESTREAM (introduced in SQL Server 2008) and FileTable (added in SQL Server 2012). Students learn how to work with FILESTREAM using T-SQL and, for maximum performance, by programming the SqlFileStream class in C#. We also explain the hierarchyid data type, which casts a hierarchical structure over every FileTable, which enables SQL Server to emulate a functional file system to end-users and client applications. Demos include T-SQL scripts, as well as Windows Forms, ASP.NET, WPF, and WCF applications that demonstrate the high-performance SqlFileStream pattern using Visual Studio 2013 and C#.

About the author
Leonard Lobel
About the author

Leonard Lobel (Microsoft MVP, SQL Server) is CTO and co-founder of Sleek Technologies, Inc., a New York-based development shop. He is also a principal consultant at Tallan, Inc., a Microsoft National Systems Integrator and Gold Competency Partner. Lenni is also a consultant, trainer, and frequent speaker at major industry conferences.

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