Created A Test Environment By Installing Sql Server 2012 Developer Edition
CurrentWithin the test environment:• Created solutions and projects with SQL Server Management Studio• Installed and used SQL Server Data Tools• Created databases• Detached and attached databases• Created and altered tables• Added constraints to tables• Compressed tables• Partitioned tables• Created indexes• Added included columns and filters to indexes• Compressed indexes• Disabled and dropped indexes• Created database diagrams• Used SSIS Designer to create an ETL package that took data from a flat file, reformatted the data, and inserted the reformatted data into a fact table• Added Looping to the above-mentioned ETL package via a Foreach Loop container• Performed backups and restores• Briefly touched on Always On availability• Completed the following online courses from Microsoft:• 47096 - Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Jump Start• 47083 - Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Database Jump Start• 47084 - Implementing a Data Warehouse with SQL Server Jump StartNote: Used the book Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Step by Step and MSDN Tutorials in conjunction with SQL Server 2012 Developer EditionAdditionally, was mentored by a SQL Server DBA at my current place of employment and attended SQL Saturday Minnesota 2015