Microsoft / Data and analytics
Administer SQL databases
Practise SQL and relational database basics before managing production-style workloads.
Optional foundation
Check your starting knowledge
Use DP-900 to review the basics. You do not need to take this foundation exam to follow our route. If you already know the material, move on.
DP-900 — Azure Data Fundamentals
Core learning · DP-300
Learn the role, one area at a time
Work through the official guide and its learning resources. Use these three study blocks to organize your notes; the official skills outline remains your complete coverage checklist.
- 1.Choose and configure SQL platform resources
- 2.Secure, monitor and tune database workloads
- 3.Automate operations and plan high availability and recovery
Hands-on consolidation
Put it into practice
In a disposable SQL environment, create a restricted user, inspect a slow query and document a backup-and-restore rehearsal.
Ready to move on when…
You can separate query problems from platform problems and explain recovery objectives.
Use a dedicated lab and synthetic data, never an employer's production environment. Check licensing and costs before provisioning; budget alerts do not stop spending. Remove resources when finished.
Review & exam planning
Find gaps with our DP-300 test
Try the test, explain each missed answer and return to the corresponding learning topic. Repeat the practical task where needed. A practice score is feedback, not proof of certification readiness.
DP-300 — Azure Database Administrator
Before booking, check the official page for current exam availability, any retirement or beta notice, and the credential's full requirements. This guide does not track completion or award a certificate.