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MCSA: SQL 2016 Database Development

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This certification has been retired. For currently available options, please refer to the Browse Certifications and Exams page.

 

This certification demonstrates your skills as a database professional, for both on-premises and cloud-based databases.

Skills measured

  • Manage data with Transact-SQL
  • Query data with advanced Transact-SQL components
  • Program databases by using Transact-SQL
  • Design and implement database objects
  • Implement programmability objects
  • Manage database concurrency
  • Optimize database objects and SQL infrastructure

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Job role: Developer

Required exams: 70-761 70-762

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Certification exams

  • 70-761: Querying Data with Transact-SQL

    Languages: en

    Retirement date: **

    This exam is intended for SQL Server database administrators, system engineers, and developers with two or more years of experience who are seeking to validate their skills and knowledge in writing queries.

    Price based on the country or region in which the exam is proctored.

    We strongly recommend that you register for an exam with a personal MSA account. If you register with an organizational (work/school) AAD account, your exam records will be lost if you leave your organization and they will be unrecoverable.
    for Querying Data with Transact-SQL

    All objectives of the exam are covered in depth so you'll be ready for any question on the exam.

  • 70-762: Developing SQL Databases

    Languages: en

    Retirement date: **

    This exam is intended for database professionals who build and implement databases across organizations and who ensure high levels of data availability. Their responsibilities include creating database files, data types, and tables; planning, creating, and optimizing indexes; ensuring data integrity; implementing views, stored procedures, and functions; and managing transactions and locks.

    Price based on the country or region in which the exam is proctored.

    We strongly recommend that you register for an exam with a personal MSA account. If you register with an organizational (work/school) AAD account, your exam records will be lost if you leave your organization and they will be unrecoverable.
    for Developing SQL Databases

    All objectives of the exam are covered in depth so you'll be ready for any question on the exam.

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** Complete this exam before the retirement date to ensure it is applied toward your certification. After the retirement date, please refer to the related certification for exam requirements.