Instructor Notes Module 9: Designing - Solutions with Microsoft Technologies

Instructor Notes Module 9: Designing Solutions with Microsoft Technologies Introduction This module provides students with an overview of selecting specific Microsoft ® technologies during physical design. These candidate technologies are grouped into the categories presented in Module 7, “Selecting Solution Technologies.” For each category, students will need to select the appropriate candidate technology. At the end of this module, students will be able to: ! Assess the feasibility of a proposed technical architecture based on the selected technologies, business requirements, and physical design. ! Assess the operating system support for a proposed candidate technology. ! Determine system service features for a proposed candidate technology. ! Determine the appropriate development tools for implementing the solution. ! Identify useful data access techniques. ! Assess data storage options. ! Identify different application security methods. ! Identify the characteristics of development platforms, languages, and tools for a proposed business solution. ! Evaluate technologies to be used in developing a business solution. ! Identify the technology options for connecting solutions to existing (legacy) data and systems. Presentation: 195 Minutes Activity: 150 Minutes 2 Instructor Notes Module 9: Designing Solutions with Microsoft Technologies Materials and Preparation This section provides you with the materials and preparation needed to teach this module. Materials To teach this module, you need the following materials: ! Microsoft PowerPoint ® file P09_1608a.ppt ! Module 9, “Designing Solutions with Microsoft Technologies” ! Activity 9.1, “Identify Operating System Requirements” ! Activity 9.2, “Identifying System Services” ! Activity 9.3, “Identifying Development Tool Requirements” ! Activity 9.4, “Identifying Data Access Requirements” ! Activity 9.5, “Identifying Data Storage Requirements” ! Activity 9.6, “Identifying Security Models” Preparation To prepare for this module, you should: ! Read all the materials for this module. ! Complete the activities. ! Familiarize yourself with the breadth of Microsoft’s technology offerings. Read the technical white papers provided on the Instructor CD-ROM. Visit the Microsoft Web site at http://www.microsoft.com. Instructor Notes Module 9: Designing Solutions with Microsoft Technologies 3 Activities Activity 9.1: Identify Operating System Requirements In this activity, students will first identify the optimal operating system to use in a given situation. Next, students will analyze the operating system selection in a scenario. After completing this activity, students will be able to: ! Identify the appropriate operating system for a given set of requirements and constraints. ! To prepare for the activity 1. Complete the activity yourself. 2. Review the suggested solution. 3. Prepare examples from your own experience. 4. Prepare some questions to foster a class discussion. Activity 9.2: Identifying System Services In this activity, you will first identify the optimal system services to use in a given situation. Next, you will analyze the system services selection in a scenario. After completing this activity, students will be able to: ! Identify the appropriate system services for a given set of requirements and constraints. ! To prepare for the activity 1. Complete the activity yourself. 2. Review the suggested solution. 3. Prepare examples from your own experience. 4. Prepare some questions to foster a class discussion. 4 Instructor Notes Module 9: Designing Solutions with Microsoft Technologies Activity 9.3: Identifying Development Tool Requirements In this activity, you will first identify the optimal development tool to use in a given situation. Next, you will analyze the development tool selection in a scenario. After completing this activity, students will be able to: ! Identify the appropriate development tool for a given set of requirements and constraints. ! To prepare for the activity 1. Complete the activity yourself. 2. Review the suggested solution. 3. Prepare examples from your own experience. 4. Prepare some questions to foster a class discussion. Activity 9.4: Identifying Data Access Requirements In this activity, you will first identify the optimal data access method to use in a given situation. Next, you will analyze the data access method selection in a scenario. After completing this activity, students will be able to: ! Identify the appropriate data access method for a given set of requirements and constraints. ! To prepare for the activity 1. Complete the activity yourself. 2. Review the suggested solution. 3. Prepare examples from your own experience. 4. Prepare some questions to foster a class discussion. Activity 9.5: Identifying Data Storage Requirements In this activity, you will first identify the optimal data storage technology to use in a given situation. Next, you will analyze the data storage technology selection in a scenario. After completing this activity, students will be able to: ! Identify the appropriate data storage technology for a given set of requirements and constraints. ! To prepare for the activity 1. Complete the activity yourself. 2. Review the suggested solution. 3. Prepare examples from your own experience. 4. Prepare some questions to foster a class discussion. Instructor Notes Module 9: Designing Solutions with Microsoft Technologies 5 Activity 9.6: Identifying Security Models In this activity, you will first identify the optimal security model or method to use in a given situation. Next, you will analyze the security model or method selection in a scenario. After completing this activity, students will be able to: ! Identify the appropriate security models and methods for a given set of requirements and constraints. ! To prepare for the activity 1. Complete the activity yourself. 2. Review the suggested solution. 3. Prepare examples from your own experience. 4. Prepare some questions to foster a class discussion. 6 Instructor Notes Module 9: Designing Solutions with Microsoft Technologies Module Strategy This entire module serves as an overview of the various Microsoft technologies available to data developers and is grouped by the type of technology as introduced in Module 7, “Selecting Solution Technologies”. Within each category, there is a slide for each technology that discusses the features of the technology. At the end of each section, there are one or more slides outlining guidelines for selecting various technologies within that category. Each section ends with an activity. In the activity, students will first identify which technologies are the optimal choices for the situation described. In the second exercise, students will analyze and assess the technology selected. Non-Microsoft technologies are not included. Students may mention this fact throughout the module. You should deal with this issue up front, noting that the class is, after all, a part of the Microsoft curriculum, and therefore quite naturally focuses on Microsoft technologies. Emphasize that the purpose of the module is to discuss the Microsoft technologies available to the developer, and not to serve as an overview or comparison of all possible technologies extant today. Try not to let the module digress into a debate over the merits of other solutions vis-a-vis the Microsoft technologies presented here. Ultimately, your goal is to introduce your students to the wide panoply of solutions provided by the Microsoft technologies discussed in this module. The bullets for each technology provide insight on the important features that directly affect the selection of each technology and its use within physical design. This list is not intended to be exhaustive, but it does give students suggestions and guidelines on how to choose between implementation technologies. Provide some additional comments or guidelines from your own experience and solicit experience from students, but try not to exceed four minutes per slide. The sections of the module are: ! Operating Systems ! Activity 9.1: Identifying Operating System Requirements ! System Services ! Activity 9.2: Identifying System Services ! Development Tools ! Activity 9.3: Identifying Development Tool Requirements ! Data Access ! Activity 9.4: Identifying Data Access Requirements ! Data Storage ! Activity 9.5: Identifying Data Storage Requirements ! Security ! Activity 9.6: Identifying Security Models . on the Instructor CD-ROM. Visit the Microsoft Web site at http://www .microsoft. com. Instructor Notes Module 9: Designing Solutions with Microsoft Technologies. 6 Instructor Notes Module 9: Designing Solutions with Microsoft Technologies Module Strategy This entire module serves as an overview of the various Microsoft