Data Science

Administering a SQL Database Infrastructure

Overview

This course provides students who administer and maintain SQL Server databases with the knowledge and skills to administer a SQL server database infrastructure. Additionally, it will be of use to individuals who develop applications that deliver content from SQL Server databases.

Who Should Take This Course

Audience

The primary audience for this course is individuals who administer and maintain SQL Server databases. These individuals perform database administration and maintenance as their primary area of responsibility, or work in environments where databases play a key role in their primary job. The secondary audiences for this course are individuals who develop applications that deliver content from SQL Server databases.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system and its core functionality. Working knowledge of Transact-SQL. Working knowledge of relational databases. Some experience with database design.

Why You Should Take This Course

Upon completing this course, students will be able to:

  • Authenticate and authorize users
  • Assign server and database roles
  • Authorize users to access resources
  • Protect data with encryption and auditing
  • Describe recovery models and backup strategies
  • Backup SQL Server databases
  • Restore SQL Server databases
  • Automate database management
  • Configure security for the SQL Server agent
  • Manage alerts and notifications
  • Managing SQL Server using PowerShell
  • Trace access to SQL Server
  • Monitor a SQL Server infrastructure
  • Troubleshoot a SQL Server infrastructure
  • Import and export data

Course Outline

Administering a SQL Database Infrastructure

  1. SQL Server Security
  2. Assigning Server and Database Roles
  3. Authorizing Users to Access Resources
  4. Protecting Data with Encryption and Auditing
  5. Recovery Models and Backup Strategies
  6. Backing Up SQL Server Databases
  7. Restoring SQL Server 2016 Databases
  8. Automating SQL Server Management
  9. Configuring Security for SQL Server Agent
  10. Monitoring SQL Server with Alerts and Notifications
  11. Introduction to Managing SQL Server by using PowerShell
  12. Tracing Access to SQL Server with Extended events
  13. Monitoring SQL Server
  14. Troubleshooting SQL Server
  15. Importing and Exporting Data
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