| Outline:
Lesson 1: Choosing Data Access Technologies and an Object Model
Introduction to Data Access Technologies
Choosing Technologies for Accessing Data
Building a Data Access Layer
Designing Data Access from SQL Common Language Runtime (CLR) Objects
Available Data Object Models for Administering SQL Server
Lesson 2: Designing an Exception Handling Strategy
Exception Types and Their Purposes
Detecting Exceptions
Managing Exceptions
Lesson 3: Choosing a Cursor Strategy
Common Scenarios for Row-based vs. Set-based Operations
Selecting Appropriate Server-side Cursors
Selecting Appropriate Client-side Cursors
Lesson 4: Designing Query Strategies Using Multiple Active Result Sets
Introduction to MARS
Designing Query Strategies for Multiple Reads
Designing Query Strategies for Mixing Reads and Writes in the Same Connection
Concurrency Considerations When Using MARS
Lesson 5: Designing Caching Strategies for Database Applications
Why Caching Is Important
Data and Query Caching in SQL Server 2005
Using Caching Technologies Outside of SQL Server
Custom Caching Techniques
Lesson 6: Designing a Scalable Data Tier for Database Applications
Identifying the Need to Scale
Scaling Database Applications to Avoid Concurrency Contention
Scaling SQL Server Database Systems
Scaling Database Applications Using a Service-Oriented Architecture
Improving Availability and Scalability by Scaling Out Front-End Systems |