- Published 9/15/2025
- 1st Edition
Prepare for Microsoft Exam DP-300 and demonstrate your real-world foundational knowledge of Azure database administration using a variety of methods and tools to perform and automate day-to-day operations, including use of Transact-SQL (T-SQL) and other tools for administrative management purposes. Designed for database administrators, solution architects, data scientists, and other data professionals, this Exam Ref focuses on the critical-thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate level. Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives:
- Plan and implement data platform resources
- Implement a secure environment
- Monitor, configure, and optimize database resources
- Configure and manage automation of tasks
- Plan and configure a high availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) environment
This Microsoft Exam Ref:
- Organizes its coverage by the Skills Measured list published for the exam
- Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you
- Assumes you have subject matter expertise in building database solutions that are designed to support multiple workloads built with SQL Server on-premises and Azure SQL
About the Exam
Exam PD-300 focuses on core knowledge for implementing and managing the operational aspects of cloud-native and hybrid data platform solutions built on SQL Server and Azure SQL services, using a variety of methods and tools to perform and automate day-to-day operations, including applying knowledge of using Transact-SQL (T-SQL) and other tools for administrative management purposes. About Microsoft Certification
Passing this exam fulfills your requirements for the Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate certification, demonstrating your ability to administer a SQL Server database infrastructure for cloud, on-premises, and hybrid relational databases using the Microsoft PaaS relational database offerings.
See full details at: microsoft.com/learn
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 Plan and implement data platform resources
CHAPTER 2 Implement a secure environment
CHAPTER 3 Monitor, configure, and optimize database resources
CHAPTER 4 Configure and manage automation of tasks
CHAPTER 5 Plan and configure a high availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) environment
CHAPTER 6 DP-300 Administering Microsoft Azure SQL Solutions exam updates