This one-day course prepares you for the task of migrating SQL Server workloads to Azure SQL Database.

You'll learn how to assess SQL Server components and compatibility for migration using the Azure SQL Migration Extension and Database Migration Assistant. This training guides you through the process of provisioning and configuring Azure SQL Database resources. You gain hands-on experience in choosing the best migration option to meet business requirements for downtime, handling migration state, and monitoring database migration.

Additionally, you'll also learn to perform post-migration tasks like disaster recovery and monitoring for Azure SQL Database. These skills are essential for ensuring a smooth, efficient transition to Azure SQL Database, and maintaining its operation post-migration.

This course is for:

• Database Administrators
• Data Engineers
• Administrators

• Experience with SQL Server databases.
• Knowledge of SQL Server editions and versions.
• Basic knowledge of security concepts like identities and permissions.
• Experience using the Azure portal to create resources and set permissions.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Explain what data platform modernisation is
• Review the stages of a data migration
• Recommend when to use an Azure data platform technology
• Explore the cost savings of moving your SQL workloads to Azure
• Understand common compatibility issues and blockers that may prevent a migration to Azure SQL
• Discover the various tools and options available for assessing SQL Server databases for migration purposes
• Use the Azure migration extension for Azure Data Studio to assess SQL Server databases.
• Use the Azure Migrate to assess SQL Server databases
• Use Data Migration Assistant (DMA) to assess SQL Server databases
• Gain an understanding SQL Server in a Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering
• Understand PaaS provisioning and deployment options
• Understand elastic pools
• Examine Azure SQL Managed Instances
• Explore Azure SQL Edge
• Configure a template for PaaS deployment
• Learn about authentication options for Azure SQL Database
• Create various security principals
• Configure permissions within a SQL database
• Identify authentication and authorisation failures
• Explore the advantages, capabilities, and migration possibilities offered by Azure SQL Database
• Migrate databases using Azure SQL Migration extension for Azure Data Studio and tracking database migration activities
• Use the Data Migration Assistant (DMA) tool to facilitate SQL Server migrations to Azure SQL Database
• Use transactional replication as an online method to migrate to Azure SQL Database
• Explore several other methods for migrating SQL Server databases to Azure SQL Database
• Implement compliance controls for sensitive data
• Monitor database performance in Azure SQL
• Configure high availability and disaster recovery in Azure SQL
• Automate database tasks for scalability

• Design a SQL Server migration strategy
• Assess SQL Server databases for migration to Azure SQL
• Deploy PaaS solutions with Azure SQL
• Configure database authentication and authorisation
• Migrate SQL Server workloads to Azure SQL Database
• Perform post-migration tasks on Azure SQL