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  Design and implement dimensions Design shared/conformed dimensions Conformed dimensions have same meaning to each fact table (http://www.jamesserra.com/archive/2011/11/conformed-dimensions/) Determine whether you need support for slowly changing dimensions (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms141715.aspx) If old values must be retained then you need this Determine attributes (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms174760.aspx) Design hierarchies (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms174935.aspx) Determine whether you need star or

This entry is part 3 of 8 in the series Exam 70-458

  Implement AlwaysOn Implement a mirroring solution using AlwaysOn Availability modes (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff877931.aspx) Asynchronous-commit mode Synchronous-commit mode Steps to perform Create mirroring endpoint (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff878259.aspx) Enable AlwaysON (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff878259.aspx) Create an availability group (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff878307.aspx) ALTER AVAILABILITY GROUP GroupA ADD DATABASE DB Create an availability group listener (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh213080.aspx) Add a secondary replica (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh213078.aspx) ALTER

This entry is part 2 of 8 in the series Exam 70-458

  Manage logins and server roles Configure server security (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb283235.aspx) Secure the SQL Server using Windows Account/SQL Server accounts, server roles Server-Level Roles (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188659.aspx) Create log in accounts (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa337562.aspx) Manage access to the server, SQL Server instance, and databases Database Roles (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189121.aspx) Create and maintain user-defined server roles (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee677627.aspx) Manage

This entry is part 1 of 8 in the series Exam 70-458

  Configure and maintain a backup strategy Manage different backup models, including point in time recovery Recovery models (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189275.aspx) FULL SIMPLE – No point in time recovery BULK-LOGGED – Can recover to last backup, no point in time recovery Should take transaction log backup before and after Protect customer data