Azure SQL fundamentals
Learn how to translate your existing SQL Server expertise to Azure SQL including Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL managed instance. After completing this learning path, you will have a foundational knowledge of what to use when, as well as how to configure, secure, monitor, and troubleshoot Azure SQL.
Prerequisites
- Experience working with, maintaining, and developing with SQL Server
- Experience with Azure, such as deploying and managing resources
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Modules in this learning path
Azure SQL is a family of managed, secure, and intelligent products that use the SQL Server database engine in the Azure cloud. In this module, you'll learn about the various deployment options and service tiers, and about the benefits of moving to the cloud.
In this module, you learn about the process of deploying and configuring Azure SQL. Through hands-on exercises, you deploy and configure Azure SQL Database specifically. You also see comparisons to both Azure SQL Managed Instance and SQL Server. In addition to the Azure portal, work with SSMS, Azure Data Studio including SQL notebooks, and the Azure CLI.
Ensuring the security and compliance of data is always a top priority. In this module, you learn how to use Azure SQL to secure your data, configure logins and users, use tools and techniques for monitoring security, ensure that your data meets industry and regulatory compliance standards, and take advantage of the extra benefits and intelligence that Azure provides. We also cover some of the networking considerations for securing SQL.
Azure SQL has the capabilities and tools to allow you to deliver consistent performance for your application. In this module, you will learn key aspects of configuration, monitoring, and intelligent performance for Azure SQL.
Whatever SLA, RTO, and RPO your business requires, Azure SQL has the options and built-in capabilities to meet that availability. In this module, you'll learn how to translate your knowledge of backup and restore, failover cluster instances, and Always On availability groups to the options for business continuity in Azure SQL. You'll also peek under the hood at the architectures and how they affect availability.
In this learning path, you've deployed and configured a secure, performant, and highly available solution by using Azure SQL. There are many elements in a single solution. In this module, you'll learn how to take the business scenario and determine the best resources and processes to satisfy requirements while considering the constraints within the scenario. You'll also learn what else you should consider with Azure SQL and opportunities in the cloud.