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MCSA: SQL 2016 Database Administration

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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 with database installation, maintenance, configuration, and provisioning tasks.

Skills measured

  • Configure data access and auditing
  • Manage backup and restore of databases
  • Manage and monitor SQL Server instances
  • Manage high availability and disaster recovery
  • Implement SQL in Azure
  • Manage databases and instances
  • Manage Storage

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Job role: Database Administrator

Required exams: 70-764 70-765

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Certification exams

  • 70-764: Administering a SQL Database Infrastructure

    Languages: en

    Retirement date: **

    This exam is intended for database professionals who perform installation, maintenance, and configuration tasks. Other responsibilities include setting up database systems, making sure those systems operate efficiently, and regularly storing, backing up, and securing data from unauthorized access.

    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 Administering a SQL Database Infrastructure

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

  • 70-765: Provisioning SQL Databases

    Languages: en

    Retirement date: **

    This exam is intended for architects, senior developers, infrastructure specialists, and development leads. Candidates have a working knowledge of the various cloud service models and service model architectures, data storage options, and data synchronization techniques. Candidates also have a working knowledge of deployment models, upgrading and migrating databases, and applications and services, in addition to integrating Azure applications with external resources.

    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 Provisioning 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.