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The document outlines the requirements and topics covered in the DP-300 exam for administering Microsoft Azure SQL solutions, targeting database administrators with expertise in SQL Server and Azure SQL database services. Key areas include planning and implementing data platform resources, ensuring security, monitoring performance, automating tasks, and configuring high availability and disaster recovery solutions. Candidates should be familiar with various Azure SQL offerings and possess skills in T-SQL and operational management tools.

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DP-300 Course Content

The document outlines the requirements and topics covered in the DP-300 exam for administering Microsoft Azure SQL solutions, targeting database administrators with expertise in SQL Server and Azure SQL database services. Key areas include planning and implementing data platform resources, ensuring security, monitoring performance, automating tasks, and configuring high availability and disaster recovery solutions. Candidates should be familiar with various Azure SQL offerings and possess skills in T-SQL and operational management tools.

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Exam DP-300: Administering Microsoft

Azure SQL Solutions

Audience profile

Candidates for this exam should have subject matter expertise in building database solutions that are designed
to support multiple workloads built with SQL Server on-premises and Azure SQL database services.

Candidates for this exam are database administrators who manage on-premises and cloud databases built with
SQL Server and SQL database services.

The Azure database administrator implements and manages the operational aspects of cloud-native and hybrid
data platform solutions built on SQL Server and SQL database services. Professionals in this role use a variety
of methods and tools to perform and automate day-to-day operations, including applying knowledge of using T-
SQL and other tools for administrative management purposes.

These professionals are responsible for management, availability, security, and performance monitoring and
optimization of database solutions. They evaluate and implement migration strategies for moving databases
between Azure and on-premises. Plus, they work with Azure data engineers, Azure solution architects, Azure
developers, Data Scientist and other professionals to manage operational aspects of data platform solutions.

Candidates for this exam should have knowledge of and experience with Azure SQL Edge, Azure SQL
Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (Windows and Linux).

Plan and implement data platform resources (20–25%)


Implement a secure environment (15–20%)
Monitor, configure, and optimize database resources (20–25%)
Configure and manage automation of tasks (15–20%)
Plan and configure a high availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) environment (20–25%)

Module 1: Plan and Implement Data Platform Resources

Topic I : Plan and deploy Azure SQL Database solutions

Deploy database offerings on selected platforms


Understand automated deployment
Apply patches and updates for hybrid and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) deployment
Deploy hybrid SQL Server database solutions
Recommend an appropriate database offering based on specific requirements
Evaluate the security aspects of the possible database offering
Recommend a table partitioning solution
Recommend a database sharding solution

Topic II : Configure resources for scale and performance


Configure Azure SQL Database for scale and performance
Configure Azure SQL Managed Instance for scale and performance
Configure SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines for scale and performance
Configure table partitioning
Configure data compression

Topic III : Plan and implement a migration strategy

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

Module 2: Implement a Secure Environment

Topic I : Configure database authentication and authorization

Configure authentication by using Active Directory and Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), part
of Microsoft Entra
Create users from Azure AD identities
Configure security principals
Configure database and object-level permissions using graphical tools
Apply principle of least privilege for all securables
Troubleshoot authentication and authorization issues
Manage authentication and authorization by using T-SQL

Topic II : Implement security for data at rest and data in transit

Implement transparent data encryption (TDE)


Implement object-level encryption
Configure server- and database-level firewall rules
Implement Always Encrypted
Configure secure access
Configure Transport Layer Security (TLS)

Topic III : Implement compliance controls for sensitive data


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

Module 3: Monitor, configure, and optimize database resources

Topic I : Monitor resource activity and performance

Prepare an operational performance baseline


Determine sources for performance metrics
Interpret performance metrics
Configure and monitor activity and performance
Monitor by using SQL Insights
Monitor by using Extended Events

Topic II : Monitor and optimize query performance


Configure Query Store
Monitor by using Query Store
Identify sessions that cause blocking
Identify performance issues using dynamic management views (DMVs)
Identify and implement index changes for queries
Recommend query construct modifications based on resource usage
Assess the use of query hints for query performance
Review execution plans
Topic III : Configure database solutions for optimal performance

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)

Module 4: Configure and manage automation of tasks

Topic I : Create and manage SQL Server Agent jobs

Manage schedules for regular maintenance jobs


Configure job alerts and notifications
Troubleshoot SQL Server Agent jobs

Topic II : Automate deployment of database resources


Automate deployment by using Azure Resource Manager templates (ARM templates) and Bicep
Automate deployment by using PowerShell
Automate deployment by using Azure CLI
Monitor and troubleshoot deployments

Topic III : Create and manage database tasks in Azure

Create and configure elastic jobs


Create and configure database tasks by using automation
Automate database workflows by using Azure Logic Apps
Configure alerts and notifications on database tasks
Troubleshoot automated database tasks
Module 5: Plan and configure a high availability and disaster recovery
(HA/DR) environment

Topic I : Recommend an HA/DR strategy for database solutions

Recommend HA/DR strategy based on Recovery Point Objective/Recovery Time Objective (RPO/RTO)
requirements
Evaluate HA/DR for hybrid deployments
Evaluate Azure-specific HA/DR solutions
Recommend a testing procedure for an HA/DR solution

Topic II : Plan and perform backup and restore of a database


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

Topic III : Configure HA/DR for database solutions


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

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