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Advanced SQL

What You'll Learn in Advanced SQL

Course Length:

12 hours (2 days)

Learning Objectives

  • Become a SQL power user
  • Understand and solve complex SQL problems
  • Learn more about set processing, advanced grouping, table expressions, recursion and more

Target Student

Programmers, Analysts, Database Administrators, End Users and IT Managers who are exposed to or are required to perform the activities associated with data stored in a relational database.

Course Outline

Get ready to go to the next level with the Structured Query Language (SQL) and become a power user. Whether you are being asked to solve complicated problems with SQL or you need to read and understand complex SQL that is already written, this course is for you. Come prepared to master the Structured Query Language (SQL) across multiple database platforms in this fast-paced and hands-on course. We begin with a review of joins and move quickly to more complex operations involving set processing, advanced grouping, table expressions, recursion and more. Each topic is reinforced with hands-on workshops. Examples and workshops are provided for multiple platforms, such as Db2 for z/OS, Db2 for Linux, Unix & Windows, Oracle, SQL Server or PostgreSQL, with discussion of the relevant differences.


Topics covered in this course:


  • Review Inner/Outer Joins
  • Subquery Table Expressions
  • Set Operations
  • Advanced Grouping with the CUBE, ROLLUP and GROUPING SETS Extensions
  • Solving Complex Problems with SQL
  • PIVOT and UNPIVOT Operations
  • Using Temporary Tables and Views

Advanced SQL

Upcoming Classes

All Public classes are held online
with a live instructor
Dates Price Qty
November 7-8, 2024
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET
$1,560.00 Online
March 13-14, 2025
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET
$1,560.00 Online
July 17-18, 2025
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET
$1,560.00 Online
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