Microsoft Azure Database Administrator Associate (DP-300) Cert Prep by Microsoft Press

7h 41mIntermediate2025-10-01

Authors

Microsoft Press

Microsoft

Scott Klein

Course details

Are you looking to get certified as a Microsoft Azure Database Administrator Associate? In this course from Microsoft Press, prepare for the DP-300 exam and learn how to administer an SQL Server database infrastructure for cloud, on-premises, and hybrid relational databases using the Microsoft PaaS relational database offerings. The outlines the main competencies covered in the exam, showing you how to: plan and implement data platform resources; implement a secure environment; monitor, configure, and optimize database resources, configure and manage automation of tasks; and plan and configure a high availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) environment.

Concepts

Introduction

Exam DP-300 Administering Microsoft Azure SQL Solutions

Plan and Deploy Azure SQL Solutions

Module introduction
Learning objectives
Deploy database offerings on selected platforms
Understand automated deployment
Apply patches and updates for hybrid and IaaS deployment
Deploy hybrid SQL Server solutions
Recommend an appropriate database offering to meet your needs
Evaluate security aspects of the possible database offering
Recommend a table partitioning solution
Recommend a database sharding solution

Configure Resources for Scale and Performance

Learning objectives
Configure Azure SQL Database
Configure Azure SQL Managed Instance
Configure SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
Configure table partitioning
Configure data compression

Plan and Implement a Migration Strategy

Learning objectives
Evaluate requirements for the migration
Evaluate offline or online migration strategies
Implement an online migration strategy
Implement an offline migration strategy
Perform post-migration validations
Troubleshoot a migration
Set up SQL Data Sync for Azure
Implement a migration to Azure
Implement a migration between Azure SQL services
Implement Azure SQL Managed Instance database copy and move

Configure Database Authentication and Authorization

Module introduction
Learning objectives
Configure authentication with Active Directory and Entra ID
Create users from Microsoft Entra identities
Configure security principals
Configure database and object-level permissions using graphical tools
Apply the principle of least privilege for all securables
Troubleshoot authentication and authorization issues
Manage authentication and authorization using T-SQL

Implement Security for Data at Rest and Data in Transit

Learning objectives
Implement transparent data encryption (TDE)
Implement object-level encryption
Configure server- and database-level firewall rules
Implement Always Encrypted
Implement Always Encrypted with VBS enclaves
Configure secure access
Configure Transport Layer Security (TLS)

Implement Compliance Controls for Sensitive Data

Learning objectives
Apply a data classification strategy
Configure server and database audits
Implement data change tracking
Implement dynamic data masking
Manage database resources using Microsoft Purview
Implement database ledger in Azure SQL
Implement row-level security
Configure Microsoft Defender for Azure SQL

Monitor Resource Activity and Performance

Module introduction
Learning objectives
Prepare an operational performance baseline
Determine sources for performance metrics
Interpret performance metrics
Configure and monitor activity and performance
Monitor by using Azure SQL Database Watcher
Monitor by using Extended Events

Monitor and Optimize Query Performance

Learning objectives
Configure Query Store
Monitor by using Query Store
Identify sessions that cause blocking
Identify performance issues using DMVs
Identify and implement index changes for queries
Recommend query changes based on resource usage
Assess the use of query hints for query performance
Review execution plans
Monitor by using Intelligent Insights

Configure Database Solutions for Optimal Performance

Learning objectives
Implement index maintenance tasks
Implement statistics maintenance tasks
Implement database integrity checks
Configure database automatic tuning
Configure server settings for performance
Configure Resource Governor for performance
Implement database-scoped configuration
Configure compute and storage resources for scaling
Configure intelligent query processing (IQP)

Create and Manage SQL Server Agent Jobs

Module introduction
Learning objectives
Manage schedules for regular maintenance jobs
Configure job alerts and notifications
Troubleshoot SQL Server Agent jobs

Automate Deployment of Database Resources

Learning objectives
Automate deployment using ARM and Bicep templates
Automate deployment using PowerShell
Automate deployment using Azure CLI
Monitor and troubleshoot deployments

Create and Manage Database Tasks in Azure

Learning objectives
Create and configure elastic jobs
Create and configure database tasks using automation
Configure alerts and notifications on database tasks
Troubleshoot automated database tasks

Recommend an HA or DR Strategy for Database Solutions

Module introduction
Learning objectives
Strategy based on RPO or RTO requirements
Evaluate HA or DR for hybrid deployments
Evaluate Azure-specific HA or DR solutions
Recommend a testing procedure for an HA DR solution

Plan and Perform Backup and Restore of a Database

Learning objectives
Recommend a database backup and restore strategy
Perform a database backup using database tools
Perform a database restore using database tools
Perform a database restore to a point in time
Configure long-term backup retention
Backup and restore a database using T-SQL
Backup and restore to and from cloud storage

Configure HA or DR for Database Solutions

Learning objectives
Configure active geo-replication
Configure an Always On availability group on Azure Virtual Machines
Configure failover groups
Configure quorum options for a Windows Server failover cluster
Configure Always On failover cluster instances on Azure Virtual Machines
Configure log shipping
Monitor an HA DR solution
Troubleshoot an HA or DR solution

Conclusion

Summary