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55353 Microsoft Technical Partner Delivered

55353 Administering a SQL Database Infrastructure

  • 5 days
  • 1 upcoming date
  • 1 guaranteed to run
  • May qualify for CEU/PDU credit

Upcoming dates

All times shown in the class's own timezone. 1 of 1 are guaranteed to run, meaning they go ahead regardless of enrollment.

Dates Starts Where Status Seat Book
Dec 14-18 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST Live virtual GUARANTEED $2,995

About this class

We have 1 scheduled date of 55353 Administering a SQL Database Infrastructure, starting Dec 14-18. It is guaranteed to run regardless of enrollment. Seats are $2,995 each over 5 days, courseware included. Book online with a card, or send a purchase order and we will invoice on net 30 terms.

Are your SQL Server systems secure, optimized, and ready for the demands of modern business? With over 70% of organizations relying on SQL databases to drive daily operations, the need for skilled database administrators is stronger than ever.

This instructor-led course on administering a SQL database infrastructure equips learners with practical skills to configure SQL Server security, implement backup strategies, manage access, monitor performance, and use PowerShell for automation. You’ll also learn to maintain SQL Server databases, troubleshoot performance issues, and import and export data across production environments, including Microsoft Azure SQL.

What you'll be able to do

This course prepares professionals to administer and maintain SQL Server infrastructure with a strong emphasis on security, availability, and automation.

Participants will learn to:

  • Authenticate users and assign database roles
  • Configure SQL Server auditing, agent security, and backup strategies
  • Manage SQL Server using PowerShell and automation techniques
  • Monitor SQL Server activity using Extended Events
  • Troubleshoot performance issues and import/export data

Course outline

SQL Server Security

  • Authenticate logins and authorize users to access databases
  • Configure SQL Server login options
  • Authorization across servers and partially contained databases

Assigning Server and Database Roles

  • Understand fixed and custom database roles
  • Assign and manage server roles

Authorizing Users to Access Resources

  • Use database roles and application roles
  • Implement role-based access to secure data

Protecting Data with Encryption and Auditing

  • Configure SQL Server Audit and manage audit logs
  • Encrypt sensitive data and enforce auditing policies

Recovery Models and Backup Strategies

  • Understand backup strategies for transactional integrity
  • Plan SQL Server recovery using appropriate models

Backing Up SQL Server Databases

  • Perform full and differential database backups
  • Manage backup files and automate backup jobs

Restoring SQL Server Databases

  • Use restore options and perform point-in-time recovery
  • Handle advanced restore scenarios

Automating SQL Server Management

  • Configure SQL Server Agent for scheduled jobs
  • Automate repetitive tasks using job steps and notifications

Configuring Security for SQL Server Agent

  • Set up credentials, proxies, and secure agent access

Monitoring with Alerts and Notifications

  • Create operators and configure alerting
  • Monitor Azure SQL Database events and performance

Managing SQL Server with PowerShell

  • Use PowerShell to configure SQL Server
  • Administer and maintain SQL Server infrastructure
  • Manage Azure SQL using PowerShell

Tracing Access with Extended Events

  • Capture login and query activity
  • Use Extended Events to analyze SQL Server performance

Monitoring SQL Server

  • Monitor usage metrics and server performance
  • Analyze collected data using SQL Server Utility

Troubleshooting SQL Server

  • Resolve service, login, and connectivity issues
  • Apply a troubleshooting methodology for performance

Importing and Exporting Data

  • Import and export data using BCP and BULK INSERT
  • Deploy and manage data-tier applications

Before you attend

  • Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system and its core functionality.
  • Working knowledge of Transact-SQL.
  • Working knowledge of relational databases.
  • Some experience with database design.

Who this is for

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.

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Class 55353 Administering a SQL Database Infrastructure

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