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Administering Microsoft Azure SQL Solutions

Categories: Cloud Database, Microsoft

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Course Description

This course provides comprehensive training on administering Microsoft Azure SQL solutions, covering both foundational and advanced database administration skills. Participants will start with core data concepts and Azure data services, then progress to planning, deploying, securing, monitoring, optimizing, and automating Azure SQL and SQL Server workloads.

The course aligns with DP-900: Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals and DP-300: Administering Microsoft Azure SQL Solutions, and focuses on real-world administration tasks including security, performance tuning, automation, high availability, and disaster recovery in both IaaS and PaaS environments.

Course Outlines:

DP-900 Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals

Module 1: Explore core data concepts

  • Explore core data concepts
  • Explore roles and responsiblities in the world of data
  • Describe concepts of relational data
  • Explore concepts of non-relational data
  • Explore concepts of data analytics

Module 2: Explore relational data in Azure

  • Explore relational data services in Azure
  • Explore provisioning and deploying relational database services in Azure
  • Query relational data in Azure

Module 3: Explore non-relational data in Azure

  • Explore non-relational data services in Azure
  • Explore provisioning and deploying non-relational data services on Azure
  • Manage non-relational data stores in Azure

Module 4: Explore modern data warehouse analytics in Azure

  • Examine components of a modern data warehouse
  • Explore large-scale data analytics
  • Get started building with Power BI

DP-300 Administering Microsoft Azure SQL Solutions

Module 1: The Role of the Azure Database Administrator

  • Azure Data Platform Roles
  • Azure Database Platforms and Options
  • SQL Server Compatibility Levels
  • Azure Preview Features
  • Provision a SQL Server on an Azure Virtual Machine
  • Connect to SQL Server and Restore a Backup

Module 2: Plan and Implement Data Platform Resources

  • Deploying SQL Server using IaaS
  • Deploying SQL Server using PaaS
  • Deploying Open Source Database Solutions on Azure
  • Deploy a VM using an ARM template
  • Configure resources needed prior to creating a database
  • Deploy an Azure SQL Database
  • Register the Azure SQL Database instance in Azure Data Studio and validate connectivity
  • Deploy PostgreSQL or MySQL using a client tool to validate connectivity

Module 3: Implement a Secure Environment

  • Configure Database Authentication
  • Configure Database Authorization
  • Implement Security for Data at Rest
  • Implement Security for Data in Transit
  • Implement Compliance Controls for Sensitive Data
  • Configure a server-based firewall rule using the Azure Portal
  • Authorize Access to Azure SQL Database with Azure Active Directory
  • Enable Advanced Data Security and Data Classification
  • Manage access to database objects

Module 4: Monitor and Optimize Operational Resources

  • Baselines and Performance Monitoring
  • Major Causes of Performance Issues
  • Configuring Resources for Optimal Performance
  • User Database Configuration
  • Performance-related Maintenance Tasks
  • Isolate CPU Problems
  • Use Query Store observe blocking problems
  • Detect and correct fragmentation issues

Module 5: Optimize Query Performance

  • Understanding SQL Server Query Plans
  • Explore Performance-based Database Design
  • Evaluate Performance Improvements
  • Identify issues with database design AdventureWorks2017
  • Isolate problem areas in poorly performing queries in AdventureWorks2017
  • Use Query Store to detect and handle regression in AdventureWorks2017
  • Use query hints to impact performance in AdventureWorks2017

Module 6: Automation of Tasks

  • Setting up Automatic Deployment
  • Defining Scheduled Tasks
  • Configuring Extended Events
  • Managing Azure PaaS resources Using Automated Methods
  • Deploy an Azure template from a Quickstart template on GitHub
  • Configure notifications based on performance metrics
  • Deploy an Azure Automation Runbook (or elastic job) to rebuild indexes on an Azure SQL Database

Module 7: Plan and Implement a High Availability and Disaster Recovery Environment

  • High Availability and Disaster Recovery Strategies
  • IaaS Platform and Database Tools for HADR
  • PaaS Platform and Database Tools for HADR
  • Database Backup and Recovery
  • Create an Always On Availability Group
  • Enable Geo-Replication for Azure SQL Database
  • Backup to URL and Restore from URL
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