Course Description

DP-3014: Administering Microsoft Azure SQL Solutions

The DP-3014: Administering Microsoft Azure SQL Solutions course is designed for IT professionals who want to build practical skills in managing and maintaining Azure-based SQL data platforms. This course focuses on real-world administration tasks required to support secure, high-performance, and highly available SQL solutions in Microsoft Azure.

Participants will learn how to deploy, configure, and manage Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines. The course explains Azure SQL architecture and service models, helping learners choose the right solution based on business and technical needs. Hands-on guidance is provided for resource provisioning, scaling compute and storage, and automating administrative tasks using Azure Portal, PowerShell, Azure CLI, and infrastructure-as-code tools.

Security is a key focus of the course. Learners will explore authentication and authorization methods, role-based access control, network security, and data protection techniques. Topics include Transparent Data Encryption (TDE), Always Encrypted, auditing, Microsoft Defender for SQL, and compliance best practices to safeguard sensitive data in cloud environments.

The course also covers backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies. Participants will learn how to configure automated backups, perform point-in-time restores, manage long-term backup retention, and implement high-availability solutions such as geo-replication and failover groups to ensure business continuity.

Monitoring and performance optimization are addressed using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Query Performance Insight, and intelligent performance features. Learners will gain the ability to identify performance issues, analyze workloads, and apply tuning techniques to optimize database performance and reliability.

By the end of the DP-3014 course, learners will be able to confidently administer Azure SQL environments, monitor system health, implement security and compliance controls, and troubleshoot common database issues. This course is ideal for database administrators, cloud engineers, system administrators, and IT professionals looking to strengthen their expertise in Azure SQL administration or support enterprise-level cloud data solutions.