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Administering a SQL Database Infrastructure (70-764)

(70-764) / ISBN : 978-1-64459-099-7
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The Microsoft MCSA SQL certification is a globally recognized credential for validating Querying Microsoft SQL Server knowledge. The Microsoft 70-764 exam measures the skill of a candidate to accomplish the technical tasks related to SQL. The MCSA Administering a SQL Database Infrastructure certification is intended for database professionals who perform installation, maintenance, and configuration tasks, and other responsibilities including setting up and securing data from unauthorized access.
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1

Introduction

  • About 70-764 Exam
  • Install and Configure the AdventureWorks2016 Database
2

Configure Encryption

  • Key Management Architecture and Encryption Hierarchy
  • Cell-Level Encryption
  • Transparent Data Encryption
  • Always Encrypted 
  • Backup Encryption
  • Connection Encryption
  • Encryption Troubleshooting
  • Summary
3

Configure Data Access and Permission

  • Create and Maintain Users
  • Create and Maintain Custom Roles
  • Manage Database Object Permission
  • Configure User Option for Azure SQL Database
  • Configure Row-Level Security (RLS)
  • Configure Dynamic Data Masking (DDM)
  • Summary
4

Configure Auditing

  • Manage a SQL Server Audit
  • Query the SQL Server Audit Log
  • Configure and Manage Azure SQL Database Audit
  • Summary
5

Develop a Backup Strategy

  • SQL Server Backup Tips
  • Backup Types
  • Summary
6

Manage Database

  • Backup Very Large Databases (VLDB)
  • Benchmark a Server
  • Performance Tuning on Azure IaaS
  • Manage Very Large Databases
  • Summary
7

Alert Data for Failed Backups

  • Configure Alerting for Failed Backups
  • Backup Database to Azure
  • Manage Transaction Log Backups
  • Configure Backup Automation
  • Perform Piecemeal Restores
  • Summary
8

Restore Data

  • Restore Databases
  • Perform Page Restore
  • Perform Point-in-Time Recovery
  • Restore Filegroups
  • Develop a Plan to Automate and Test Restores
  • Summary
9

Manage Database Integrity

  • Implement Database Consistency Checks
  • Identify Database Corruption
  • Recover from Database Corruption
  • Summary
10

Database Activity

  • Blocking Activities
  • tempdb Resources
  • Data Collector
  • Summary
11

Query Store

  • Manage the Query Store
  • Extended Events
  • Identify Problematic Execution Plans
  • Summary
12

Manage Indexes

  • Identify and Repair Index Fragmentation
  • Identify and Create Missing Indexes
  • Manage Columnstore Indexes
  • Manage Partitioned Tables
  • Summary
13

SQL Server Instances

  • Create and Manage Operators
  • Create and Manage SQL Agent Alerts
  • Configure Policy-Based Management
  • Identify Available Space on Data Volumes
  • Identify the Cause of Manage Performance Degradation
  • Summary
14

Implement Log Shipping and Configure Cluster

  • Configure and Monitor Log Shipping
  • Windows Server Failover Cluster
  • Manage Shared Disks
  • Cluster Shared Volumes
  • Summary
15

Availability Group

  • Database Mirroring
  • Create an Availability Group
  • Manage Failover
  • Configure Read-Only Routing
  • Create Distributed Availability Groups
  • Summary

1

Configure Data Access and Permission

  • Creating a New User with System Administrator Rights
  • Creating a Database Role
  • Creating an Application Role
  • Granting Permissions to Create Tables
2

Configure Auditing

  • Creating a Server Audit and its Specification
  • Creating and Enabling the SQL Server Audit Log
3

Develop a Backup Strategy

  • Setting the Recovery Model in SQL Server
4

Manage Database

  • Adding a File to a Database
  • Adding a Filegroup with Two Files to a Database
  • Adding Two Log Files to a Database
  • Removing a File from a Database
5

Alert Data for Failed Backups

  • Monitoring a Full Backup of the Database
6

Restore Data

  • Restoring a Database
  • Restoring Filegroups
7

Manage Database Integrity

  • Using the ALTER Command with the ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE Command
  • Using CHECKDB
  • Using the CHECKSUM Verification
  • Creating a Database Snapshot
8

Database Activity

  • Using sp_who
  • Using sys.dm_os_waiting_tasks
  • Using sys.dm_db_file_space_usage
  • Returning Pages and Usage Information of User Objects
9

Query Store

  • Retrieving Information About Query Store Options
  • Retrieving Information About Query Store Status
  • Retrieving All of the Stored Procedures for a Database
  • Retrieving a List of T-SQL Statements and Query Plans
  • Retrieving the Query Plan, Query Text, and Execution Count
10

Manage Indexes

  • Enabling DTA for a Query Store
  • Creating a Partitioned Table Using SSMS
11

SQL Server Instances

  • Creating Custom Categories for Policies
  • Using sys.dm_os_volume_stats
  • Modifying DB Startup Parameters to Optimize Performance
  • Creating an Event Session

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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.

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