About the course

This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to administer a SQL Server database infrastructure for cloud, on-premises and hybrid relational databases and who work with the Microsoft PaaS relational database offerings. Additionally, it will be of use to individuals who develop applications that deliver content from SQL-based relational databases.

Audience Profile

The audience for this course is data professionals managing data and databases who want to learn about administering the data platform technologies that are available on Microsoft Azure. This course is also valuable for data architects and application developers who need to understand what technologies are available for the data platform with Azure and how to work with those technologies through applications.

Course Syllabus

Introduction to Azure database administration
Microsoft Azure provides a set of seamless capabilities for SQL databases. Explore the different database offerings, and services available to help you get started.

Plan and implement data platform resources
Deploy data platform resources in Azure SQL. Explore options for deployment and migration. Calculate resource requirements and create templates.

Implement a secure environment for a database service
Implement SQL Server-based options for authentication and authorization, as well as Azure options for securing Azure SQL databases. Explore encryption, firewalls and advanced threat protection.

Monitor and optimize operational resources in Azure SQL
Configure hardware and server resources for optimum performance after establishing a baseline. Identify sources of performance problems. Troubleshoot using Azure SQL Intelligent Insights.

Optimize query performance in Azure SQL
Analyze individual query performance and determine where improvements can be made. Explore performance-related Dynamic Management Objects. Investigate how indexes and database design affect queries.