Implement scalable database solutions using Azure SQL (DP-300T00)

1. Prepare to maintain SQL Server-based databases on Azure
   1. Describe Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform roles
   2. Understand SQL Server in an Azure virtual machine
   3. Design Azure SQL Database for cloud-native applications
   4. Explore Azure SQL Managed Instance
   5. Module assessment
2. Deploy IaaS solutions with Azure SQL
   1. Explain IaaS options for deploying SQL Server in Azure
   2. Understand hybrid scenarios
   3. Explore performance and security
   4. Explain high availability and disaster recovery options
   5. Module assessment
3. Deploy PaaS solutions with Azure SQL
   1. Explain PaaS options for deploying SQL Server in Azure
   2. Explore a single SQL database
   3. Deploy a SQL database elastic pool
   4. Understand SQL Database Hyperscale
   5. Examine Azure SQL Managed Instance
   6. Module assessment
4. Migrate SQL Server workloads to Azure SQL Database
   1. Choose the right Azure SQL Database feature
   2. Use the Azure SQL migration extension to migrate to Azure SQL Database
   3. Migrate to Azure SQL Database using BACPAC
   4. Use an online method to migrate to Azure SQL Database
   5. Move data to Azure SQL Database
   6. Module assessment
5. Migrate SQL Server workloads to Azure SQL Managed Instance
   1. Evaluate migration scenarios
   2. Use Log Replay Service to migrate
   3. Migrate using Managed Instance link
   4. Move data to Azure SQL Managed Instance
   5. Module assessment
6. Configure database authentication and authorization
   1. Describe authentication and identities
   2. Describe security principals
   3. Describe database and object permissions
   4. Identify authentication and authorization failures
   5. Module assessment
7. Protect data in transit and at rest
   1. Explore Transparent Data Encryption
   2. Configure server and database firewall rules
   3. Explain object encryption and secure enclaves
   4. Enable encrypted connections
   5. Describe SQL injection
   6. Understand Azure Key Vault
   7. Module assessment
8. Implement compliance controls for sensitive data
   1. Explore data classification
   2. Explore server and database auditing
   3. Implement Dynamic Data Masking
   4. Implement Row-Level Security
   5. Understand Microsoft Defender for SQL
   6. Explore Ledger
   7. Implement Microsoft Purview
   8. Module assessment
9. Describe performance monitoring
   1. Describe performance monitoring tools
   2. Describe critical performance metrics
   3. Establish baseline metrics
   4. Explore extended events
   5. Describe Database Watcher in preview
   6. Explore Query Performance Insight
   7. Module assessment
10. Configure SQL Server resources for optimal performance
    1. Explain how to optimize Azure storage for SQL Server virtual machines
    2. Describe virtual machine resizing
    3. Optimize database storage
    4. Control SQL Server resources
    5. Module assessment
11. Configure databases for optimal performance
    1. Explore database maintenance checks
    2. Describe database-scoped configuration options
    3. Describe automatic tuning
    4. Describe intelligent query processing
    5. Module assessment
12. Explore query performance optimization
    1. Understand query plans
    2. Explain estimated and actual query plans
    3. Describe dynamic management views and functions
    4. Explore Query Store
    5. Identify problematic query plans
    6. Describe blocking and locking
    7. Module assessment
13. Explore performance-based database design
    1. Describe normalization
    2. Choose appropriate data types
    3. Design indexes
    4. Module assessment
14. Evaluate performance improvements
    1. Describe wait statistics
    2. Tune and maintain indexes
    3. Understand query hints
    4. Explore performance scenarios
    5. Module assessment
15. Automate database deployment
    1. Describe deployment models in Azure
    2. Automate deployment using Azure Resource Manager templates and Bicep
    3. Automate deployment using PowerShell
    4. Automate deployment using Azure CLI
    5. Module assessment
16. Create and manage SQL Agent jobs
    1. Create a SQL Server maintenance plan
    2. Describe task status notifications
17. Manage Azure PaaS tasks using automation
    1. Explore Elastic Jobs
    2. Understand Azure Automation
    3. Build an automation runbook
    4. Automate database workflows using Logic Apps
    5. Monitor automated tasks
    6. Module assessment
18. Describe high availability and disaster recovery strategies
    1. Describe recovery time objective and recovery point objective
    2. Explore high availability and disaster recovery options
    3. Describe Azure high availability and disaster recovery features for Azure virtual machines
    4. Describe high availability and disaster recovery for PaaS deployments
    5. Explore a high availability and disaster recovery solution for IaaS
    6. Describe hybrid solutions
    7. Module assessment
19. Explore IaaS and PaaS solutions for high availability and disaster recovery
    1. Describe failover clusters in Windows Server
    2. Configure Always On availability groups
    3. Describe active geo-replication for Azure SQL Database
    4. Explore auto-failover groups for Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance
    5. Monitor availability
    6. Module assessment
20. Back up and restore databases
    1. Back up and restore SQL Server running on Azure virtual machines
    2. Back up a SQL Server virtual machine
    3. Back up and restore databases for Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance
    4. Module assessment

Each student receives a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all class examples.

Experience in the following is required for this Azure class: