SQL Server: Azure SQL

Database Essentials

WorkshopPLUS

OverviewThe SQL Server: Azure SQL Database Essentials is a two day

WorkshopPLUS course that provides you the knowledge and tools

necessary to understand the capabilities and usage of cloud databases.

This workshop will help you to get familiar with the Azure SQL Database

concepts. It will also help you to learn how to migrate, manage, monitor

and troubleshoot your Azure SQL Database solution.

Key Features and Benefits

This workshop combines presentations with hands-on labs to build your

Azure SQL Database environment. You will learn the difference between

the Azure SQL Database (PaaS), the SQL Server on-premises database

and the benefits Azure SQL Database can have for your applications and

SQL environment.

Technical Highlights

After attending this workshop, students will be able to:

• Understand how Azure SQL Database works

• Know the newest and most important features to manage your Azure

SQL Database

• Design scalable architectures

• Design Disaster Recovery plans

• Manage security on your Azure SQL Database

• Monitor and troubleshoot Azure SQL Database

• Handle a migration project

Target Audience

This workshop is targeted at

SQL Server Architects,

Database Administrators, IT

professionals, SQL Server

support staff and DevOps

Engineers.

To ensure the high-quality

knowledge transfer expected by

students of this WorkshopPLUS,

it is highly recommended to

meet the following criteria:

• Experience in SQL Server

fundamentals like

administration, high

availability, performance

tuning, troubleshooting

• Some basic knowledge on

Microsoft’s Windows Azure

platform

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This workshop runs for two full days.

Module 1: Introduction to Azure SQL Database

This module provides an overview of the basic concepts of Azure SQL Database and

covers:

• Architecture, service tiers and DTUs

• Create and connect to Azure SQL Database

• Difference between SQL Server on Azure VM and Azure SQL Database

• How to choose between IaaS and PaaS solution

Module 2: Azure SQL Database Administration

This module covers the different Azure SQL Database administration tasks like:

• Scaling up or down your database

• Scheduling jobs

• Commonly used DMVs and supported features in Azure SQL Database

• Various Disaster Recovery options

Module 3: Manage Security for Azure SQL Database

This module covers the different options to manage security for an Azure SQL

Database like:

• Configuring Active Directory security

• Always Encrypted

• Row Level Security and Dynamic Data Masking

• Auditing and threat detection

Module 4: Monitoring and Troubleshooting Azure SQL Database

This module covers the different tools for monitoring the performance of your

database like:

• Query Store

• Extended Events

• Index Advisor

• Configure alerts to enable proactive monitoring

Module 5: Elastic Databases

This module provides a deep understanding about Elastic Databases and will cover:

• Concept of Elastic Databases

• Leverage Elastic Databases to scale out your Azure SQL Database environment

• Run T-SQL queries on Elastic Databases

• Manage Elastic Databases

Module 6: Azure SQL Database Migration

This module covers the different strategies to migrate your on-premises database to

Azure SQL Database and will cover:

• How to analyze the database for compatibility issues

• The different migration methods

Lab Requirements:

Participants will require a

computer with the following

configuration:

• Operating system: Windows

7 SP1 or later

• Processor: Intel Core-i5

• Memory: 4 GB

• Disk: 128 GB

• Peripherals: USB port

• Network: 10 Mbps or faster

network adapter

• Application Software: Office

2013 Professional Plus and a

PDF reader.

Participants also need a

Microsoft account to connect to

the virtual environment. The

classroom must be networked

with access to the Internet with

at least Internet bandwidth of

10 Mbps. TCP port 443 must be

open. We highly recommend a

wired network in the classroom.

Syllabus