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Provisioning SQL Databases (70-765)

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

Introduction

  • About 70-765 Exam
  • Introducing the Azure SQL Database
  • Setting Up Azure
2

Deploy a Microsoft Azure SQL Database

  • A Service Tier
  • Create Servers and Databases
  • Create a sysadmin Account
  • Manage Elastic Pools
  • Summary
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
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
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
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
7

Configure SQL Server Performance

  • SQL Server Performance Settings
  • SQL Server Memory Configuration
  • Database Scoped Configuration
  • Azure Portal Alerts
  • Summary
8

Manage SQL Server Instances

  • Create a Database
  • Manage Files and Filegroups
  • System Database
  • TempDB Best Practices
  • Summary
9

Manage SQL Storage

  • SMB File Share
  • Stretch Database
  • Azure Storage Account
  • Change Service Tiers
  • Wait Statistics
  • Storage Pool
  • Storage Recovery
  • Summary
10

Perform Database Maintenance

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

1

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
2

Plan for SQL Server Installation

  • Creating a Web Application
3

Deploy SQL Server Instances

  • Restoring a Database in SSMS
  • Creating an Azure VM to Host an SQL Server Instance
4

Deploy SQL Server Databases to Azure Virtual Machines

  • Creating a Data Factory
  • Creating a Load Balancer
5

Configure Secure Access to Microsoft Azure SQL Databases

  • Creating a Firewall
6

Configure SQL Server Performance

  • Modifying DB Startup Parameters to Optimize Performance
7

Manage SQL Server Instances

  • Adding a File to a Database
  • Adding a Filegroup with Two Files to a Database
8

Manage SQL Storage

  • Creating a Storage Account in Azure
9

Perform Database Maintenance

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

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There are no technical prerequisites for this certification.

USD 165

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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:
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Exam retake exceptions will be granted for the following reasons:

  • Failure due to lab crash
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  • Failure due to equipment failure

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