Database Training in Ontario

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level database administrators who wish to ensure that they are well-prepared to manage and optimize their Oracle environments.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the key features and architecture of Oracle Database 19c, including system requirements and installation methods.
• Gain practical skills in installing Oracle Database 19c and Oracle Grid Infrastructure, including configuring the network, storage, and security settings.
• Learn the complete process of upgrading to Oracle Database 19c, from pre-upgrade planning to post-upgrade validation.
• Develop troubleshooting skills to handle common issues during installation and upgrade.
• Apply best practices for Oracle Database installation and upgrade to ensure a smooth and successful deployment.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level database administrators who wish to manage, optimize, and secure Data Guard environments for robust disaster recovery and high availability.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the architecture and benefits of Oracle Data Guard for disaster recovery and high availability.
• Gain hands-on experience in configuring and managing physical and logical standby databases, including Data Guard broker.
• Develop practical skills in monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimizing Data Guard environments for optimal performance.
• Learn advanced features such as Active Data Guard, Data Guard with RAC, and securing Data Guard communications.
• Apply best practices for disaster recovery planning, ensuring data consistency, and automating Data Guard operations.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level database administrators who wish to manage and optimize complex, high-availability Oracle database environments.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of Oracle RAC architecture and Grid Infrastructure, including installation, configuration, and management.
• Develop practical skills in managing Automatic Storage Management (ASM), including disk group management, instance tuning, and backup/recovery.
• Learn advanced RAC performance tuning techniques, disaster recovery configurations, and best practices for high availability.
• Acquire troubleshooting and diagnostic skills for resolving issues in RAC and Grid Infrastructure environments.
• Understand the process of patching and upgrading Oracle RAC and Grid Infrastructure while minimizing downtime and maintaining system stability.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level database administrators who wish to manage backup and recovery tasks in Oracle Database 19c.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the essential concepts of backup and recovery in Oracle Database 19c, including the architecture and various types of failures.
• Gain hands-on experience in configuring backup and recovery settings, including the RMAN environment and fast recovery area.
• Develop practical skills in performing different types of backups and recovery operations, including full, incremental, and point-in-time recovery.
• Learn how to utilize Oracle's Flashback technology for effective database recovery and manage disaster recovery scenarios.
• Apply best practices for backup, recovery, and disaster recovery to ensure data availability and minimize downtime in Oracle Database 19c.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level database administrators who wish to effectively manage and optimize a multitenant environment.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the key components and benefits of Oracle Database 19c's multitenant architecture, including CDBs and PDBs.
• Gain practical skills in installing, configuring, and managing container databases (CDBs) and pluggable databases (PDBs).
• Develop proficiency in implementing security measures, backup and recovery strategies, and performance tuning in a multitenant environment.
• Learn how to manage high availability and disaster recovery in a multitenant architecture, including configuring Data Guard and Oracle RAC.
• Acquire troubleshooting techniques and best practices for maintaining a secure, efficient, and reliable multitenant database environment.

Grafana and Prometheus are industry-standard tools used to monitor, visualize, and alert on IT infrastructure and application metrics through real-time dashboards and integrations.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level to advanced-level IT professionals who wish to integrate Grafana with Prometheus and multiple data sources, and build actionable visualizations and alerts across distributed systems.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure Grafana and Prometheus in production-ready setups.
• Integrate multiple data sources including SQL, Elasticsearch, InfluxDB, and cloud APIs.
• Create advanced dashboards with variables, templating, transformations, and alerts.
• Apply best practices in data modeling, performance tuning, and user access control.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at advanced-level developers and database administrators who wish to use PL/SQL to develop high-performing, secure, and scalable database solutions while leveraging advanced programming techniques and integrations.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Work with complex data types, collections, and bulk operations for efficient data management.
• Develop object types, table functions, and custom aggregates to enhance database functionality.
• Apply performance tuning techniques, use native compilation, and safeguard against SQL injection.
• Implement application contexts, VPD, and secure program units for robust database solutions.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level developers and database administrators who wish to learn PL/SQL to automate database tasks, implement business logic, and develop robust database applications.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Develop efficient PL/SQL programs to automate database operations and integrate SQL commands effectively.
• Create reusable program units, including procedures, functions, packages, and triggers, for modular and scalable applications.
• Implement advanced data structures like associative arrays and manage query results using cursors.
• Handle errors robustly and secure code with encryption, obfuscation, and conditional compilation techniques.
• Apply PL/SQL in real-world scenarios, leveraging built-in packages for file handling, email automation, and other advanced functionalities. 

Oracle Database 19c is a multi-model database that provides full support for relational and non-relational data.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level system administrators and database administrators who wish to administer, monitor, secure, back up, and recover Oracle Database 19c in Standard Edition 2 environments, and to plan a clear path from 11g to 19c.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Prepare the environment and perform clean installations and configurations of Oracle Database 19c SE2.
• Explain Oracle infrastructure components including SGA, PGA, Shared Pool, Database Buffer Cache, and Redo mechanisms.
• Use administration tools such as Enterprise Manager (EM Express) and SQL Developer for daily operations.
• Implement storage management best practices for tablespaces, datafiles, and segment space usage.
• Harden databases and maintain security with users, roles, privileges, profiles, and auditing.
• Design and execute RMAN-based backup and recovery strategies aligned to RTO/RPO objectives.
• Monitor and troubleshoot performance using dynamic performance views, SQL tracing, and execution plans.
• Plan and execute transition/migration from 11g to 19c using supported upgrade paths and tools.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level database administrators who wish to have an in-depth understanding of Oracle Database 19c PL/SQL programming and advanced SQL techniques.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals and advanced features of PL/SQL.
• Develop advanced SQL queries to retrieve and manipulate data efficiently.
• Implement PL/SQL programming constructs to manage data and database operations.
• Optimize SQL queries for better performance.
• Use advanced PL/SQL features like collections, bulk processing, and error handling.
• Learn to debug and manage PL/SQL programs effectively.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at advanced-level DevOps engineers and SREs who wish to manage and scale Prometheus and Grafana for large environments effectively.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Architect Prometheus and Grafana for large-scale and distributed environments.
• Optimize Prometheus performance for high-traffic systems.
• Configure Grafana for large datasets and complex visualizations.
• Implement advanced troubleshooting and scalability strategies.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level developers and DevOps engineers who wish to instrument their applications to export and monitor custom metrics effectively using Prometheus and Grafana.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the importance of custom metrics for application monitoring.
• Instrument applications to export custom metrics for Prometheus.
• Create and configure dashboards in Grafana to visualize custom metrics.
• Apply best practices for integrating monitoring into the development lifecycle.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at advanced-level Kubernetes administrators and DevOps engineers who wish to enhance their monitoring skills for Kubernetes clusters using Prometheus and Grafana.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up Prometheus and Grafana for Kubernetes monitoring.
• Monitor key metrics for pods, nodes, and services.
• Create dynamic dashboards to visualize cluster health and performance.
• Implement alerting strategies for proactive issue resolution.
• Apply best practices for scaling monitoring solutions in Kubernetes environments.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at advanced-level DevOps and SRE professionals who wish to enhance their alerting and automation skills with Grafana and Prometheus.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Create and manage advanced alerting rules in Prometheus.
• Integrate Prometheus Alertmanager with external tools using webhooks.
• Automate responses to alerts for faster issue resolution.
• Use Grafana to visualize and manage alerts effectively.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level cloud and DevOps engineers who wish to enhance cloud observability with Grafana and Prometheus.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the benefits of integrating Grafana and Prometheus with cloud platforms.
• Set up Prometheus for monitoring cloud-based resources.
• Configure Grafana for visualizing cloud service metrics.
• Leverage cloud-native tools and integrations for monitoring scalability.

Greenplum is an open-source massively parallel data platform based on PostgreSQL, designed for advanced analytics and large-scale data warehousing.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level administrators who wish to install, configure, and manage Greenplum environments effectively, including managing system updates and libraries.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure a production-ready Greenplum cluster.
• Manage system updates and apply patches safely.
• Handle Greenplum library management for analytics and extensions.
• Troubleshoot and monitor Greenplum systems.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Hands-on use of Greenplum in a controlled lab environment.
• Guided exercises focused on cluster setup, upgrade workflows, and system extensions.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course based on your environment or data platform, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level DevOps and SRE professionals who wish to create impactful dashboards and optimize their monitoring practices using Grafana and Prometheus.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand best practices for designing effective dashboards.
• Create and configure advanced Grafana dashboard elements.
• Leverage Grafana templating for dynamic and reusable dashboards.
• Implement alerting mechanisms to enhance operational awareness.

Oracle Database 19c is the long-term support release of Oracle’s flagship database platform designed to deliver high performance, scalability, and reliability for enterprise workloads.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level database administrators and IT professionals who wish to install, configure, and manage Oracle Database 19c SE2 environments effectively.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the architecture of Oracle Database 19c SE2 and its core components.
• Install and configure Oracle Database 19c SE2 on supported platforms.
• Perform key administrative tasks including backup, recovery, and security management.
• Optimize database performance and monitor system health using Oracle tools.
• Plan and execute migrations from earlier versions of Oracle Database to 19c.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Database is a structured system for storing, managing, and retrieving data efficiently. This course introduces participants to the principles of database systems, with a focus on relational database models, data normalization, and SQL-based querying.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level IT professionals who wish to understand database management concepts, with a focus on relational database models, and gain practical skills in working with databases.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand database concepts and relational database models.
• Design simple data models and understand normalization.
• Use basic SQL queries to retrieve, insert, and update data.
• Understand key concepts in database administration and security.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level system administrators and DevOps engineers who wish to develop core monitoring skills using Grafana and Prometheus.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the purpose and importance of monitoring in IT environments.
• Install and configure Grafana and Prometheus for basic monitoring tasks.
• Create simple dashboards and alerts to visualize system performance.
• Apply best practices for monitoring system availability and performance.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level data scientists and software developers who wish to learn about Milvus and its practical applications in various AI scenarios.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the architecture and features of Milvus.
• Implement vector databases in different AI applications.
• Perform similarity searches with high accuracy and speed.
• Apply Milvus to real-world AI challenges.

Oracle Database 19c is a robust platform for building and managing enterprise data warehouses that support analytical workloads.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level data professionals and analysts who wish to understand the foundational concepts and architecture of Oracle-based data warehouse systems.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand key concepts and architecture of Oracle data warehousing.
• Describe typical data warehouse components like fact and dimension tables.
• Recognize use cases and benefits of Oracle data warehousing in business intelligence.
• Prepare for deeper training in Oracle ETL, performance, and warehouse optimization techniques.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Hands-on use of Oracle SQL and warehouse schema exploration.
• Guided conceptual exercises and warehouse design analysis.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course based on your internal data models or analytics goals, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level IT professionals and DevOps practitioners who wish to learn the basics of Grafana and Prometheus.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the purpose and key features of Grafana and Prometheus.
• Install and configure Grafana and Prometheus on a Linux environment.
• Set up basic data sources and dashboards in Grafana.
• Monitor system metrics and visualize data using Prometheus.

Oracle Database 19c is a powerful platform for building high-performance data warehouses that support business intelligence and analytics workloads.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level Oracle professionals who wish to implement and optimize data warehousing solutions using Oracle Database 19c.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Design and implement data warehouse schemas (star, snowflake).
• Use Oracle partitioning and compression for large datasets.
• Optimize ETL processes and query performance for analytics workloads.
• Leverage Oracle features for real-time and historical reporting.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Hands-on use of Oracle Data Warehouse features in sample scenarios.
• Guided exercises focused on modeling, ETL, and performance tuning.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course based on your organization's data models or reporting needs, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level data scientists and software developers who wish to learn how to apply Pinecone to various AI scenarios, from semantic search to personalization.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the architecture and features of Pinecone.
• Implement vector databases in different AI applications.
• Perform similarity searches with high accuracy and speed.
• Apply Pinecone to real-world AI challenges.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level to advanced-level database administrators, network engineers, and IT professionals who wish to optimize database performance, scalability, and reliability using Spine-Leaf architecture with VXLAN.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the Spine-Leaf network topology and its benefits.
• Implement VXLAN for scalable and efficient database networking.
• Optimize database workloads across distributed data center environments.
• Deploy Spine-Leaf architecture in cloud and on-premises data centers.
• Enhance network security, redundancy, and fault tolerance for database environments.
• Automate network configurations for database management using Python and Ansible.

Oracle APEX (Application Express) is a low-code development platform that enables the rapid creation of scalable, secure enterprise apps using minimal code.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level developers and IT professionals who wish to build secure and scalable enterprise applications using Oracle APEX with minimal hand-coding.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Design and build data-driven applications using APEX.
• Use built-in components to accelerate development.
• Deploy, evaluate, and certify applications efficiently.
• Manage user authentication and application security.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

PL/SQL (Procedural Language/SQL) is Oracle’s extension to SQL that enables developers to write procedural logic directly inside the database.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level developers and technical professionals who wish to write robust PL/SQL programs, manage exceptions, and create reusable procedures, functions, and packages in Oracle Database.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Create PL/SQL blocks, procedures, and functions to encapsulate business logic.
• Use control structures, cursors, and exception handling effectively.
• Define and manage packages, triggers, and stored logic securely.
• Debug and test PL/SQL code using standard Oracle tools.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level developers and database administrators who wish to use Oracle SQL to design, manage, and optimize database applications and automate tasks efficiently.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand Oracle database architecture and manage users, schemas, and permissions.
• Write optimized SQL queries for data retrieval, manipulation, and analysis.
• Use advanced SQL techniques, including joins, subqueries, and hierarchical queries.
• Design and manage database objects like tables, indexes, views, and sequences.

SQL Tuning in Oracle Database 19c is the process of improving SQL performance through analysis, statistics, and optimization techniques.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level Oracle professionals who wish to understand and apply SQL tuning techniques for Oracle Database 19c to improve query execution and database efficiency.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Interpret execution plans and identify performance bottlenecks.
• Apply Oracle tuning tools such as AWR, ADDM, and SQL Tuning Advisor.
• Use indexes, hints, and statistics to optimize queries.
• Diagnose and resolve inefficient SQL statements in real-world environments.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Hands-on use of Oracle tuning tools and SQL queries.
• Guided exercises focused on real tuning scenarios and performance analysis.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course based on your system or business queries, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level data scientists who wish to learn how to utilize the COST IT module of Presto for cost analysis.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of Presto and its role in big data analytics.
• Gain proficiency in using Presto's COST IT module for cost analysis.
• Optimize Presto queries for improved performance and resource utilization.
• Identify and implement cost-based optimizations in Presto.
• Troubleshoot and resolve common performance and cost-related issues in Presto.

SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is a component of Microsoft SQL Server that provides a platform for data integration and workflow applications. It is used for data migration, warehousing, and transformation tasks.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level data professionals and developers who wish to focus on designing advanced SSIS data flows, transformations, and managing Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCD) for data warehousing scenarios.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Design and implement robust data flows using SSIS.
• Work with a variety of data sources, destinations, and transformations.
• Implement Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCD) for handling historical data changes.
• Deploy, execute, and troubleshoot SSIS packages effectively.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level to advanced-level data scientists and machine learning engineers who wish to master the use of vector databases for scalable, high-performance AI applications.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the principles of vector databases.
• Learn techniques for creating and managing vector embeddings.
• Explore indexing strategies for high-dimensional data.
• Develop skills for performing efficient similarity searches.
• Apply vector database knowledge to machine learning projects.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level developers and IT professionals who wish to learn how to leverage new features in APEX 23-24, design efficient workflows, and ensure application security.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Develop and manage APEX applications using the latest features in versions 23-24.
• Design and implement efficient workflows within APEX.
• Apply advanced security measures to protect APEX applications and data.
• Integrate APEX applications with external systems and ensure smooth data exchange.
• Test, debug, and deploy APEX applications following best practices.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level IT professionals who wish to learn how to design, implement, and manage relational databases, and how to query and manipulate data using SQL.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of database design.
• Learn to create and manage relational databases.
• Gain proficiency in writing SQL queries to retrieve and manipulate data.
• Understand advanced SQL concepts and techniques.
• Develop skills to optimize and maintain databases.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level database administrators and developers who wish to learn SQL to efficiently manage, query, and manipulate data in Oracle databases for administrative and operational tasks.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand Oracle database architecture, including schemas, users, and sessions.
• Write and optimize SQL queries for data retrieval, filtering, and manipulation.
• Use joins, subqueries, and set operators to work with multiple tables and complex queries.
• Perform data aggregation, grouping, and analysis using SQL functions.
• Manage schema objects like views, sequences, and indexes to enhance database operations. 

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level developers and administrators who wish to have a solid PL/SQL programming foundation to develop efficient and robust database applications using Oracle 19c.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of what PL/SQL is and its advantages over standard SQL.
• Learn how to declare and use variables and different data types within PL/SQL blocks.
• Apply control structures like IF-THEN-ELSE, CASE statements, and loops to create robust PL/SQL programs.
• Understand and implement explicit and implicit cursors for data retrieval.
• Handle exceptions effectively using predefined and user-defined exceptions.
• Develop and manage triggers to automate and enforce business rules.
• Create and use PL/SQL packages to encapsulate and modularize code for reuse and maintainability.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level data professionals who wish to learn how to design, implement, and manage SSIS packages to perform data integration and transformation tasks.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the architecture and components of SSIS.
• Design and implement ETL processes using SSIS.
• Use SSIS tools to develop, deploy, and manage data integration solutions.
• Troubleshoot and optimize SSIS packages for performance and reliability.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level software developers and database administrators who wish to learn the basics of vector databases, including their structure, operation, and use cases.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the concept and purpose of vector databases.
• Recognize the differences between vector and traditional databases.
• Learn basic techniques for creating and managing vector data.
• Perform simple similarity searches.
• Appreciate the role of vector databases in AI applications.

Listeners

This training is addressed for people starting to work with the SQL language in Oracle database

The course answer for questions:

• How to build a query?
• What possibilities have SQL?
• What is a relational database?
• What is the structure and SQL commands

This 2 day course gives an introduction to SQL Developer, SQL*Plus and to SQL, the Structured Query Language used to access a Relational Database and includes the new features of the latest version of ORACLE. The principles learnt may also be applied to databases as diverse as Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Access, Informix and DB2.

The course takes the format of a workshop, with a mix of lecture, working examples and practical exercises. Although the content may be customised, at least 2 days are needed to cover the core elements.

Full course notes are provided along with sample database files, example SQL files and free software tools for use in accessing an ORACLE database.

This 3 day course gives an introduction to ORACLE PL/SQL, an application development environment that enables the writing of stored procedures, functions and triggers using both SQL and PL/SQL commands.

The course takes the format of a workshop, with a mix of lecture, working examples and practical exercises. Although the content may be customised, at least 2 days are needed to cover the core elements.

Full course notes are provided along with sample database files, example SQL files and free software tools for use in accessing an ORACLE database.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at system administrators who wish to learn how to administer, monitor, and support an Oracle database.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the major feature and architectural changes Oracle database.
• Manage and monitor Oracle databases.
• Optimize Oracle database performance.

CockroachDB is an open-source distributed SQL database designed for resilience and data locality. It replaces proprietary global databases like Google Spanner while keeping full infrastructure control. This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at advanced database engineers and architects who wish to use CockroachDB to replace proprietary global SQL databases.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at database administrators or developers who wish to use Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB to develop and manage highly responsive and low latency applications.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Provision the necessary Cosmos DB resources to start building databases and applications.
• Scale application performance and storage by utilizing APIs in Cosmos DB.
• Manage database operations and reduce cost by optimizing Cosmos DB resources.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at database administrators and developers who wish to migrate from proprietary databases to open source PostgreSQL.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to assess database migration readiness, plan and execute schema migration strategies, migrate data using appropriate tools, and handle application code conversion.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at developers and system administrators who wish to use Hazelcast for processing distributed data structures and optimizing application performance.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure Hazelcast to start creating and managing a cluster.
• Create a cluster for initiating automatic discovery of multiple processes.
• Set up Management Center for cluster connections and monitoring.
• Develop applications and deploy them through the Hazelcast cluster.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at developers who wish to use Oracle APEX to develop, scale, and deploy applications faster with less code.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up the necessary development environment to start developing database apps with Oracle APEX.
• Understand and explore the Oracle APEX tools to build a fully-featured application.
• Learn how to create applications and pages using Oracle APEX and the Page Designer UI.
• Extend the functionality of complex enterprise apps easily with Oracle APEX.
• Optimize and scale application performance and deployment.
• Control and secure access to application data and components.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at system administrators and DevOps engineers who wish to use Prometheus to monitor systems and applications natively or through highly dynamic microservices running in a cloud environment.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure Prometheus.
• Understand the features, architecture, and core concepts of Prometheus.
• Learn how to query data using PromQL.
• Build visualizations and dashboards with Grafana.
• Configure systems monitoring and alerting rules.
• Analyze and optimize systems and application performance.
• Enable secure integration to remote endpoints and existing systems.

This instructor-led, live training in Ontario (online or onsite) is aimed at developers who wish to use SQLite to develop embedded applications for various devices, such as desktops, mobile phones, Android TV, cameras, etc.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure SQLite on any platform.
• Understand the features and architecture of SQLite.
• Learn how to execute common SQL operations in SQLite.
• Learn how to manipulate data and tables in SQLite.
• Understand the various SQLite data types, tools, and functions.
• Perform calculations with SQLite aggregate functions.

SSAS (SQL Server Analysis Services), is a Microsoft SQL Server transactional processing (OLAP) and data mining tool for analyzing data across multiple databases, tables or files. The semantic data models provided by SSAS are used by client applications such as Power BI, Excel, Reporting Services, and other data visualization tools.

In this instructor-led, live training (onsite or remote), participants will learn how to use SSAS to analyze large volumes of data in databases and data warehouses.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure SSAS
• Understand the relationship between SSAS, SSIS, and SSRS
• Apply multidimensional data modeling to extract business insights from data
• Design OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) cubes 
• Query and manipulate multidimensional data using the MDX (Multidimensional Expressions) query language
• Deploy real-world BI solutions using SSAS

Audience

• BI (Business Intelligence) professionals
• Data Analysts
• Database and data warehousing professionals

 
Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion
• Lots of exercises and practice
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment

Course Customization Options

• This training is based on the latest version of Microsoft SQL Server and SSAS.
• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.