Agenda

Getting Started with Databases and Transact-SQL in SQL Server
Overview of SQL Server - Overview of SQL Server Databases - Overview and Syntax Elements of T-SQL - Working with T-SQL Scripts - Using T-SQL Querying Tools
Querying and Filtering Data
Using the SELECT Statement - Filtering Data - Working with NULL Values - Formatting Result Sets - Performance Considerations for Writing Queries
Grouping and Summarizing Data
Summarizing Data by Using Aggregate Functions - Summarizing Grouped Data - Ranking Grouped Data - Creating Crosstab Queries
Joining Data from Multiple Tables
Querying Multiple Tables by Using Joins - Applying Joins for Typical Reporting Needs - Combining and Limiting Result Set
Working with Subqueries
Writing Basic Subqueries - Writing Correlated Subqueries - Comparing Subqueries with Joins and Temporary Tables - Using Common Table Expressions
Analysen
Querying Hierarchies - Moving (Centered) Averages - Window Aggregates - Accumulation - (Un) Pivoting of Data
Modifying Data in Tables
Inserting Data into Tables - Deleting Data from Tables - Updating Data in Tables - Overview of Transactions
Using Advanced Querying Techniques
Considerations for Querying Data - Working with Data Types - Cursors and Set-Based Queries - Dynamic SQL - Maintaining Query Files - Overview of Views - Overview of User-Defined Functions - Overview of Stored Procedures - Overview of Triggers - Querying Metadata - Querying XML Data
Trainer

Marco Skulschus (born in Germany in 1978) studied economics in Wuppertal (Germany) and Paris (France) and wrote his master´s thesis about semantic data modeling. He started working as a lecturer and consultant in 2002.
Publications
- MS SQL Server - XML und SOAP-Webservices ISBN 978-3-939701-03-3
- MS SQL Server - T-SQL Programmierung und Abfragen ISBN 978-3-939701-02-6
- SQL und relationale Datenbanken ISBN 978-3-939701-52-1
- Grundlagen empirische Sozialforschung - Befragung und Fragebogen im Unternehmen ISBN 978-3-939701-23-1
- System und Systematik von Fragebögen ISBN 978-3-939701-26-2
- MS SQL Server - XML und SOAP-Webservices ISBN 978-3-939701-03-3
- MS SQL Server - T-SQL Programmierung und Abfragen ISBN 978-3-939701-02-6
- SQL und relationale Datenbanken ISBN 978-3-939701-52-1
- Grundlagen empirische Sozialforschung - Befragung und Fragebogen im Unternehmen ISBN 978-3-939701-23-1
- System und Systematik von Fragebögen ISBN 978-3-939701-26-2
Projects
He works as an IT-consultant and project manager. He developed various Business Intelligence systems for industry clients and the public sector. For several years now, he is responsible for a BI-team in India which is mainly involved in BI and OLAP projects, reporting systems as well as statistical analysis and Data Mining.
Research
He led several research projects and was leading scientist and project manager of a publicly funded project about interactive questionnaires and online surveys.
