Provisioning SQL Databases (70-765)

(70-765)/ISBN:978-1-64459-122-2

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Get certified for the MCSA 70-765 certification exam with the Provisioning SQL Databases (70-765) course and lab. The lab can be mapped to any course, textbook, or training adding value and a hands-on component to training. The MCSA certification course completely covers the MCSA 70-765 exam objectives and will help you master the skills required to implement SQL in Azure, and manage databases, instances, and storage. The course also teaches you how to configure both firewall rules and Always Encrypted for Azure SQL Database.

Here's what you will get

The Microsoft MCSA Provisioning SQL Databases certification is intended for architects, senior developers, infrastructure specialists, and development leads. The certified candidates will gain a working knowledge of the various cloud service models and service model architectures, data storage options, and data synchronization techniques. The MCSA 70-765 exam validates a candidate's knowledge of deployment models, upgrading and migrating databases, and applications and services.

Lessons

10+ Lessons | 89+ Quizzes | 94+ Flashcards | 94+ Glossary of terms

TestPrep

40+ Pre Assessment Questions | 2+ Full Length Tests | 40+ Post Assessment Questions | 80+ Practice Test Questions

Hand on lab

20+ LiveLab | 00+ Minutes

Video Lessons

101+ Videos | 22:22+ Hours

Here's what you will learn

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Lessons 1: Introduction

  • About 70-765 Exam
  • Introducing the Azure SQL Database
  • Setting Up Azure

Lessons 2: Deploy a Microsoft Azure SQL Database

  • A Service Tier
  • Create Servers and Databases
  • Create a sysadmin Account
  • Manage Elastic Pools
  • Summary

Lessons 3: Plan for SQL Server Installation

  • What is IaaS?
  • Cloud vs On-Premises: Security, Reliability, and Uptime
  • Azure Virtual Machine Size
  • Storage Used by Azure VMs
  • Azure VM Performance Best Practices
  • Designing a Storage Layout
  • Summary

Lessons 4: Deploy SQL Server Instances

  • Install SQL On-Premises
  • Manually Install SQL Server on an Azure Virtual Machine
  • Automate the Deployment of SQL Server Databases
  • JSON Templates
  • Summary

Lessons 5: Deploy SQL Server Databases to Azure Virtual Machines

  • Migrate an On-premises SQL to Azure
  • Generate Benchmark Data for Performance Needs
  • Perform Performance Tuning on Azure IaaS
  • Availability Group
  • Summary

Lessons 6: Configure Secure Access to Microsoft Azure SQL Databases

  • Configure Firewall Rules
  • Always Encrypted for Azure SQL Database
  • Cell-Level Encryption in Azure
  • Dynamic Data Masking
  • Transparent Data Encryption
  • Summary

Lessons 7: Configure SQL Server Performance

  • SQL Server Performance Settings
  • SQL Server Memory Configuration
  • Database Scoped Configuration
  • Azure Portal Alerts
  • Summary

Lessons 8: Manage SQL Server Instances

  • Create a Database
  • Manage Files and Filegroups
  • System Database
  • TempDB Best Practices
  • Summary

Lessons 9: Manage SQL Storage

  • SMB File Share
  • Stretch Database
  • Azure Storage Account
  • Change Service Tiers
  • Wait Statistics
  • Storage Pool
  • Storage Recovery
  • Summary

Lessons 10: Perform Database Maintenance

  • Monitor SQL Server 
  • Azure SQL Performance Monitoring 
  • Azure Automation
  • Manage Indexes
  • Database Integrity
  • Database Corruption
  • Summary

Hands-on LAB Activities

Deploy a Microsoft Azure SQL Database

  • Creating an SQL Server in Azure
  • Creating an SQL Database Using Sample db
  • Setting Firewall Rules to Connect to DB Using Public IP
  • Granting Permissions to Create Tables
  • Creating an Elastic Pool
  • Using the ALTER Command with the ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE Command

Plan for SQL Server Installation

  • Creating a Web Application

Deploy SQL Server Instances

  • Restoring a Database in SSMS
  • Creating an Azure VM to Host an SQL Server Instance

Deploy SQL Server Databases to Azure Virtual Machines

  • Creating a Data Factory
  • Creating a Load Balancer

Configure Secure Access to Microsoft Azure SQL Databases

  • Creating a Firewall

Configure SQL Server Performance

  • Modifying DB Startup Parameters to Optimize Performance

Manage SQL Server Instances

  • Adding a File to a Database
  • Adding a Filegroup with Two Files to a Database

Manage SQL Storage

  • Creating a Storage Account in Azure

Perform Database Maintenance

  • Enabling DTA for a Query Store
  • Using CHECKDB
  • Using sp_who
  • Creating a Backup

Exam FAQs

There are no technical prerequisites for this certification.

USD 165

The exam contains 40-60 questions.

120 minutes

The passing score varies from exam to exam and is provided on the score report.

General Microsoft Certification exam retake policy

  • If a candidate does not achieve a passing score on an exam the first time, the candidate must wait 24 hours before retaking the exam. At that time, candidates can log onto their certification dashboard and reschedule the exam themselves.
  • If a candidate does not achieve a passing score the second time, the candidate must wait at least 14 days before retaking the exam a third time.
  • A 14-day waiting period is also imposed between the third and fourth attempts and fourth and fifth attempts.
  • A candidate may not take a given exam any more than five times per year (12 months). This 12-month period starts from the first attempt. The candidate is eligible to retake the exam 12 months from the date of their first attempt.
  • To take a given exam more than five times per year or to have the time between attempts waived, a candidate must have experienced one of the errors listed below and request an exception from Microsoft. Requests should be sent to mlsecure@microsoft.com. These requests must include the following information:
    • Candidate ID
    • First/Last Name
    • Email associated with your Candidate ID
    • Exam Registration ID
    • Exam Number
    • Description of error
    • Pearson VUE case number

Exam retake exceptions will be granted for the following reasons:

  • Failure due to lab crash
  • Failure due to Internet connectivity issues
  • Failure due to equipment failure

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