Description

This Learning Path is designed to help you prepare for the DP-300 Administering Relational Databases on Microsoft Azure exam. Even if you don’t plan to take the exam, these courses and hands-on labs will help you get started on your way to becoming an Azure SQL database specialist.

The DP-300 exam is part of Microsoft’s new role-based certification program and is required to gain the Azure Database Administrator Associate certification. Candidates who already possess either the MCSA: SQL Server 2012/2014, MCSA SQL 2016 Database Development or MCSA: SQL 2016 Database Administration certification will find DP-300 builds on your database knowledge and will certify you to administer Azure hosted SQL databases.

Learning Objectives

Understand the differences between Azure SQL offerings and how best to leverage their features
Implement a secure database environment
Monitor database and server performance
Optimize database and server performance
Automate database tasks
Implement high availability and disaster recovery
Use T-SQL to perform database administration tasks

Intended Audience

People who want to become an Azure SQL Database administrator
People preparing for Microsoft’s DP-300 exam

Prerequisites

General knowledge of Relational Database concepts
Familiarity with Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900)