Programming Training Courses

This 5 day course is intended for students new to querying and programming with Microsoft SQL Server products who need a total immersion in the subject on a SQL Server 2016 or 2017 platform. This is a very comprehensive and intensive course with plenty of illustrated examples and augmented with practical hands-on exercises to enhance the learning experience.

Additionally, with the course structure being fully modularised, customised versions of this course can also be devised and delivered to suit individual requirements. In fact, specific content from this course could also be combined with material from other related courses to produce a bespoke training package – just ask for details.

We offer MapInfo training on a private course basis only. This course is not available as a public scheduled event.

The one-day SQL course is designed for users with a good knowledge of MapInfo, but who have difficulty getting to grips with query building and the management and use of queries.

It’s for those using any version of MapInfo Pro and is run as a hands-on session. Training notes are provided for back-up and revision purposes.

The course’s aim is to give the user the ability to use SQL within MapInfo and allow them to textually and spatially analyse data.

This three-day instructor-led course provides students who wish to develop and maintain SQL Server databases Additionally, it will be of use to individuals who administer applications that deliver content from SQL Server databases.

This course will provide you with the basic knowledge and skills to create queries using Transact-SQL. It will teach you how to select, filter and sort data from multiple tables and how to use views and stored procedures.

This 3 day course is intended for students who need to learn the essential skills necessary to maintain a Microsoft SQL Server 2016 or 2017 system infrastructure. Being concise and hands-on, it is aimed at quickly getting students familiar with the Microsoft SQL Server administration concepts, tools and utilities. The installation of SQL Server, covered in the first module of the course, is optional and can be omitted to free up time for other topics if desired.

The course focuses on managing a single on-premise SQL Server Database instance and does not delve into more advanced enterprise features such as high availability and replication. Neither do we consider cloud-based solutions in this course. That said, for delegates looking to get a strong grounding in SQL Server architecture and administration, perhaps before advancing on to more advanced features, this is an ideal course upon which to build.

Attendees will gain insight into the infrastructure and architecture of SQL Server, enabling individuals to fully understand the product with which they are dealing. Configuration of server instances and databases is given full treatment, as are database transaction logs, and the creation and maintenance of indexes. Concise treatment is given to managing SQL Server security, including both at the server and database level. The focus then shifts to examining how best to move and protect data, such as when importing or exporting it between heterogeneous data sources, backing it up to external media, and restoring data from a backup. Many tasks involved in the day to day administration of a SQL Server instance can be performed automatically, making an administrators life potentially simpler, and such is the subject matter in the module dealing with SQL Server Automation. The final part of the course looks at monitoring and troubleshooting SQL Server performance and related issues.

This course is aimed at those people who find they have reached their limit with the menu items of Excel and need to modify Excel to be better suited to their environment, by creating their own functions and procedures.

This Microsoft Access course is for delegates who have sound skills in the use of MS Access and are now ready to expand their knowledge into some of the more specialised and advanced features of the software. This course will provide delegates with the skills needed to create complex queries, create macros to automate tasks, enhance forms and reports and use the Access programming language Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), enabling delegates to really take control of their databases.

This course is aimed at those who would like to develop their skills and knowledge of VBA programming in Access application development.

This course is designed to help experienced Word users automate common tasks and create end user systems. The user does not have to be a programmer to benefit from this course but any programming experience will be of value