• Classroom
  • Online, Instructor-Led
Course Description

Administering Microsoft Azure SQL Solutions 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.

Learning Objectives

  • Prepare to maintain SQL databases on Azure
  • Deploy IaaS solutions with Azure SQL
  • Deploy PaaS solutions with Azure SQL
  • Evaluate strategies for migrating to Azure SQL
  • Migrate SQL workloads to Azure SQL Databases
  • Migrate SQL workloads to Azure Managed Instances
  • Configure database authentication and authorization
  • Protect data in transit and at rest
  • Implement compliance controls for sensitive data
  • Describe performance monitoring
  • Configure SQL Server resources for optimal performance
  • Configure databases for optimal performance
  • Explore query performance optimization
  • Evaluate performance improvements
  • Explore performance-based design
  • Automate deployment of database resources
  • Create and manage SQL Agent jobs
  • Manage Azure PaaS tasks using automation
  • Describe high availability and disaster recovery strategies
  • Explore IaaS and PaaS solutions for high availability and disaster recovery
  • Back up and restore databases

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):