Overview

The Microsoft 70-764 SQL Server 2016 Administration course is designed to equip students with all the skills and knowledge necessary for them to confidently pass the Microsoft Certification Exam 70-764. By mastering this program, learners will be fully capable of administering a complete Microsoft SQL 2016 server solution – from installation through maintenance tasks. The Microsoft 70-764 SQL Server 2016 Administration course is designed to equip students with all the skills and knowledge necessary for them to confidently pass the Microsoft Certification Exam 70-764. By mastering this program, learners will be fully capable of administering a complete Microsoft SQL 2016 server solution – from installation through maintenance tasks. Dive into the depths of SQL Server with this Microsoft SQL – SQL Big Data course and discover one of its most invaluable tools, SQL Big Data Clusters. Here, you will fully explore data virtualization and lakes in order to build a complete artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) platform directly within the SQL Server database engine. In this course you will learn logical table design, indexing and query plans. This course focuses on the creation of database objects including views, stored procedures, parameters and functions. Common aspects of procedure coding such as indexes, concurrency, error handling, and triggers are also covered in this course. This course will also teach you how to optimize indexes, ensure data integrity, implement views, stored procedures and functions as well as manage transactions and locks. In this course you will learn how to create Business Intelligence (BI) solutions. This course will teach you how to implement a data warehouse platform to support a BI solution. You will learn how to create a data warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server 2012, implement ETL with SQL Server Integration Services, and validate and cleanse data with SQL Server Data Quality Services and SQL Server Master Data Services. In this Microsoft 70-487 course you will learn how to access data, query and manipulate data by using the entity framework, create and consume web API-based services, design and implement web services, and deploy in Microsoft Azure and Web Services.

Your Training Instructor

Chrys Thorsen

Education and Technology Expert

Chrys is an education and technology expert who specializes in enterprise-level IT infrastructure consulting and certified training-of-trainers. In her career, she has garnered 35 IT Certifications including Cisco CCSI/CCNP, CISSP, CISA, MCSE/MCITP, and many more. She has also authored 40 published certification textbooks and is currently working on the new CompTIA PenTest+ courseware.

  • 21 Traning Hours
  • 106 Videos
  • 13 Topics
  • 250 Practice Questions

About our training program

The Microsoft 70-764 SQL Server 2016 Administration course prepares students for the Microsoft Certification Exam 70-764. By the end of this course, students will be able to administer a Microsoft SQL 2016 server.

This Microsoft 70-764 SQL Server 2016 Administration course is for students intended for IT professionals responsible for installing, configuring and maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server environment. Students preparing for the 70-764 exam will typically will have at least 2 years of experience working with SQL Server.

What will you learn:

This course includes 22 hours of training and 106 videos. In this Microsoft 70-764 SQL Server course, students will learn essential skills on how to configure Cell-level Encryption, Transparent Data Encryption, Always Encrypted, Backup Encryption, Connection Encryption, and Encryption Troubleshooting and end with creating an Availability Group, manage failover, configure read-only routing and create distributed availability groups. Other topics covered throughout the course include the following that students will learn:

  • Configure data access and auditing
  • Manage backup and restore of databases
  • Manage and monitor SQL Server instances
  • Manage high availability and disaster recovery
  • Database systems and Monitoring database activity
  • Database administrators
  • Database designs

Microsoft 70-764 SQL 2016 – Administering a SQL Database Infrastructure Course Outline

Module 1: Configure Encryption

  •    Introduction

  •    Exam Objectives and Lab Setup

  •    Restoring AdventureWorks 2016 Database Lab Part 1

  •    Restoring AdventureWorks 2016 Database Lab Part 2

  •    Restoring AdventureWorks 2016 Database Lab Part 3

  •    Configure Encryption

  •    Cell-Level Encryption Part 1

  •    Cell-Level Encryption Part 2

  •    Cell-Level Encryption Lab Part 1

  •    Cell-Level Encryption Lab Part 2

  •    Transparent Data Encryption

  •    Transparent Data Encryption Lab

  •    Always Encrypted

  •    Always Encrypted Lab

  •    Backup Encryption

  •    Backup Encryption Lab

  •    Connection Encryption

  •    Encryption Troubleshooting
Module 2: Configure Data Access and Permissions

  •    Create and Maintain Users

  •    Create and Maintain Users Lab Part 1

  •    Create and Maintain Users Lab Part 2

  •    Configure and Maintain Custom Roles

  •    Configure and Maintain Custom Roles Lab

  •    Manage Database Object Permissions Part 1

  •    Manage Database Object Permissions Part 2

  •    Manage Database Object Permissions Lab Part 1

  •    Manage Database Object Permissions Lab Part 2

  •    Configure User Options for Azure SQL Database

  •    Configure Row-Level Security

  •    Configure Dynamic Data Masking

  •    Configure Dynamic Data Masking Lab
Module 3: Configure Auditing

  •    Manage a SQL Server Audit

  •    Manage a SQL Server Audit Lab

  •    Query the SQL Server Audit Log

  •    Manage an Azure SQL Server Audit
Module 4: Develop a Backup Strategy

  •    Backup Types Part 1

  •    Backup Types Part 2

  •    Manage, Backup, and Restore Databases Lab Part 1

  •    Manage, Backup, and Restore Databases Lab Part 2

  •    Backup Very Large Databases Part 1

  •    Backup Very Large Databases Part 2

  •    Backup Very Large Databases Part 3

  •    Backup Very Large Databases Part 4

  •    4.9 Managing Very Large Databases Lab Part 1

  •    4.10 Managing Very Large Databases Lab Part 2

  •    4.11 Managing Very Large Databases Lab Part 3

  •    Configure Alerting for Failed Backups

  •    Configure Alerting for Failed Backups Lab Part 1

  •    Configure Alerting for Failed Backups Lab Part 2

  •    Back up Databases to Azure

  •    Manage Transaction Log Backups

  •    Configure Database Recovery Models

  •    Set Database Recovery Model Lab

  •    Configure Backup Automation

  •    Configure Backup Automation Lab
Module 5: Restore Databases

  •    Perform Piecemeal Restores

  •    Restore Databases Lab Part 1

  •    Restore Databases Lab Part 2

  •    Restore Databases Lab Part 3

  •    Perform Page Recovery

  •    Perform Point-in-Time Recovery

  •    Perform Point-in-Time Recovery Lab

  •    Restore File Groups

  •    Develop a Plan to Automate and Test Restores
Module 6: Manage Database Integrity

  •    Implement Database Consistency Checks

  •    Implement Database Consistency Checks Lab

  •    Identify Database Corruption

  •    Recover From Database Corruption
Module 7: Monitor Database Activity

  •    Monitor Current Sessions

  •    Monitor Current Sessions Lab

  •    Identify Sessions that Cause Blocking Activity

  •    Identify Sessions that Consume tempdb Resources

  •    Configure the Data Collector
Module 8: Monitor Queries

  •    Manage the Query Store

  •    Manage the Query Store Lab

  •    Configure Extended Events and Trace Events

  •    Identify Problematic Execution Plans
Module 9: Manage Indexes

  •    Identify and Repair Index Fragmentation

  •    Identify and Create Missing Indexes

  •    Identify and Drop Underutilized Indexes

  •    Manage Existing Columnstore Indexes Part 1

  •    Manage Existing Columnstore Indexes Part 2

  •    Partitioned Tables
Module 10: Monitor SQL Server Instances

  •    Create and Manage Operators

  •    Create and Manage SQL Agent Alerts

  •    Configure Policy-Based Management

  •    Configure Policy-Based Management Lab

  •    Identify Available Space on Data Volumes

  •    Identify the Cause of- Manage Performance Degradation

  •    Identify the Cause of- Manage Performance Degradation Lab Part 1

  •    Identify the Cause of- Manage Performance Degradation Lab Part 2
Module 11: Implement Log Shipping

  •    Configure and Monitor Log Shipping

  •    Configure and Monitor Log Shipping Lab Part 1

  •    Configure and Monitor Log Shipping Lab Part 2
Module 12: Implement Failover Cluster Instances

  •    Windows Server Failover Cluster

  •    Manage Shared Disks

  •    Configure Cluster Shared Volumes

  •    Configuring WSFC Lab
Module 13: Implement Always On Availability Groups

  •    Database Mirroring

  •    Create an Availability Group

  •    Manage Failover

  •    Configure Read-Only Routing

  •    Create Distributed Availability Groups

  •    Configuring Always On Availability Group Lab Part 1

  •    Configuring Always On Availability Group Lab Part 2

  •    Conclusion