Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate
An Azure Database Administrator manages the operational aspects of cloud-native and hybrid data platform solutions built with Microsoft SQL Server/Microsoft Azure Data Services. They use various methods and tools, including T-SQL, for administrative management purposes.
This role is responsible for managing availability and security, performance monitoring, and optimizing modern relational database solutions. An Azure Database Administrator Associate works with the Azure Data Engineer to manage operational aspects of data platform solutions.
Skills measured
To fulfill the requirements and needs for this certification, candidates must be able to:
- Plan and implement data platform resources
- Implement a secure environment
- Monitor and optimize operational resources
- Optimize query performance
- Perform automation of tasks
- Plan and implement a High
- Availability and Disaster
- Recovery (HADR) environment
- Perform administration by using T-SQL
Exam
Exam DP-300: Administering Relational Databases on Microsoft Azure
The exam tests the following skills:
- Plan and implement data platform resources (15-20%)
- Implement a secure environment (15-20%)
- Monitor and optimize operational resources (15-20%)
- Optimize query performance (5-10%)
- Perform automation of tasks (10-15%)
- Plan and implement a High
- Availability and Disaster
- Recovery (HADR) environment (15-20%)
- Perform administration by using T-SQL (10-15%)