Administering a SQL Database
Course Description
The 55316A five-day instructor-led course will provide training in how to administer and maintain SQL Server and Azure SQL databases. IT professionals who work in environments where databases play a key role in their job will find this material useful. By using demonstrations and hands-on lab exercises, students will learn to carry out these important tasks. The material updates and replaces course 20764AC previously published under the same title.
Duration: 5 days
Audience Profile
The primary audience for this course is individuals who administer and maintain SQL Server databases. These individuals perform database administration and maintenance as their primary area of responsibility, or work in environments where databases play a key role in their primary job. The secondary audiences for this course are individuals who develop applications that deliver content from SQL Server databases.
Prerequisites
Experience using applications on Windows Servers Experience working with SQL Server or another RDMS
At Course Completion, participants will have seen how to
Authenticate and authorize users Assign server and database roles Authorize users to access resources Use encryption and auditing features to protect data Describe recovery models and backup strategies Backup and Restore SQL Server databases Automate database management Configure security for the SQL Server agent Manage alerts and notifications Managing SQL Server using PowerShell Trace access to SQL Server Monitor a SQL Server infrastructure Troubleshoot a SQL Server infrastructure Import and export data
SQL Server Security
Authenticating Connections to SQL Server Authorizing Logins to Connect to databases Authorization Across Servers Partially Contained Databases
Assigning Server and Database Roles
Working with Server Roles Working with Fixed Database Roles User-Defined Database Roles
Recovery Models and Backup Strategies
Understanding Backup Strategies SQL Server Transaction Logs Planning Backup Strategies
Authorizing Users to Access Resources
Authorizing User Access to Objects Authorizing Users to Execute Code Configuring Permissions at the Schema Level
Protecting Data with Encryption and Auditing
Options for auditing data access in SQL Server Implementing SQL Server Audit Managing SQL Server Audit Protecting Data with Encryption
Backing Up SQL Server Databases
Backing Up Databases and Transaction Logs Managing Database Backups Advanced Database Options
Restoring SQL Server Databases
Understanding the Restore Process Restoring Databases Advanced Restore Scenarios Point-in-Time Recovery
Automating SQL Server Management
Automating SQL Server management Working with SQL Server Agent Managing SQL Server Agent Jobs Multi-server Management
Configuring Security for SQL Server Agent
Understanding SQL Server Agent Security Configuring Credentials Configuring Proxy Accounts
Monitoring SQL Server with Alerts and Notifications
Monitoring SQL Server Errors Configuring Database Mail Operators, Alerts, and Notifications Alerts in Azure SQL Database
Introduction to Managing SQL Server by using PowerShell
Getting Started with Windows PowerShell Configure SQL Server using PowerShell Administer and Maintain SQL Server with PowerShell Managing Azure SQL Databases using PowerShell
Tracing Access to SQL Server with Extended Events
Extended Events Core Concepts Working with Extended Events
Monitoring SQL Server
Monitoring activity Capturing and Managing Performance Data Analyzing Collected Performance Data Configure SQL Server Utility
Troubleshooting SQL Server
Applying a Troubleshooting Methodology Resolving Service-Related Issues Resolving Connectivity and Login issues
Importing and Exporting Data
Transferring Data to and from SQL Server Importing and Exporting Table Data Using bcp and BULK INSERT to Import Data Deploying Data-Tier Applications
Schedule
Name | Date | Location | |
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Administering a SQL Database | 2024-04-15 | Online |
Microsoft SQL Microsoft SQL Server SQL Server for Developers SQL for Developers SQL Server