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 Duration 28 hours

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Intermediate SQL Server Administration

  • Configuring instances and managing services
  • Overseeing databases, files, and filegroups
  • Automating tasks via SQL Server Agent

SQL Server Security

  • Oversight of user accounts, roles, and permission sets
  • Comparing Windows and SQL authentication methods
  • Implementing auditing protocols and data encryption

Monitoring and Performance Optimization

  • Leveraging Activity Monitor and Dynamic Management Views (DMVs)
  • Analyzing execution plans and statistics
  • Tuning queries and optimizing indexes

Backup and Recovery

  • Developing backup strategies (full, differential, and transaction log)
  • Executing point-in-time restores and recovering damaged databases
  • Streamlining backup plans through automation

Advanced SQL Server Administration

  • Ensuring high availability through Clustering, Log Shipping, and Database Mirroring
  • Utilizing AlwaysOn Availability Groups
  • Implementing Replication (Snapshot, Transactional, and Merge)

Advanced Performance Management

  • Diagnosing locks, deadlocks, and blocking issues
  • Managing workloads using Resource Governor
  • Tuning performance across multi-instance setups

Troubleshooting and Auditing

  • Identifying critical issues via logs and system utilities
  • Enforcing comprehensive auditing policies
  • Employing advanced diagnostic and forensic analysis tools

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Fundamental understanding of SQL Server and core database principles
  • Practical experience utilizing SQL Server Management Studio
  • Proficiency in basic database administration routines

Target Audience

  • Database Administrators (DBAs)
  • Data Engineers
  • IT professionals overseeing SQL Server environments

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