Course Overview
About Course
The 40‑Hour SQL Server DBA Training delivers a structured, immersive curriculum tailored for both aspiring and upskilling database administrators. Kicking off with architecture fundamentals and environment setup, students learn to deploy and configure SQL Server instances using SSMS and sqlcmd, gaining clarity on server lifecycles and best practices .
Database and schema management is introduced early, encompassing creation, filegroup planning, and schema object control. Security is enforced through deep dives into authentication modes, user-role design, permission hierarchies, and encryption strategies.
Robust backup and restore techniques are covered comprehensively—spanning full, differential, and log-based models, with hands-on exercises in point-in-time restores and automated maintenance scripts . This foundation paves the way for high availability and disaster recovery strategies: practical configuration of log shipping, mirroring, AlwaysOn, replication, and clustering ensures readiness for mission-critical environments .
Students engage in performance tuning via monitoring tools such as Profiler and Extended Events, learn to interpret execution plans, optimize indexes, and resolve deadlocks and blocking situations . They also master automation techniques, leveraging SQL Server Agent to schedule jobs, alerts, and administrative scripts.
ETL exposure introduces SSIS fundamentals for data movement and transformation, enabling DBAs to integrate seamlessly with data warehouse environments . A migration module imparts best practices for upgrades and cross-platform moves.
The course culminates in a capstone project that simulates real-world responsibilities: deploying a SQL Server instance, securing it, configuring HA/DR, tuning performance, implementing backups, and preparing for a production rollout. Participants present their project, receive peer feedback, and refine their deliverables.
With lifetime LMS access, mentor-led support, assignments, and certification guidance (e.g., DP‑080), graduates emerge fully equipped to excel as SQL Server DBAs in professional settings.
Course Syllabus
- Module 1: Overview & Setup (4 hrs)
- Introduction to SQL Server architecture, editions, and core components (storage, memory, process engine)
- Installing SQL Server and SSMS, configuration options, using sqlcmd CLI.
- Module 2: Database Management Basics (5 hrs)
- Creating, altering, and dropping databases; understanding system databases and filegroups .
- Managing objects: tables, indexes, views, schemas.
- Module 3: Security & Authentication (4 hrs)
- Configuring authentication modes (Windows vs SQL), logins vs users, roles.
- Managing permissions, schemas, encryption, and compliance facets
- Module 4: Backup & Restore Strategies (5 hrs)
- Recovery models, full/differential/log backups, restore scenarios including point-in-time recovery
- Implementing maintenance plans and scripting via T‑SQL.
- Module 5: High Availability & Disaster Recovery (6 hrs)
- Log shipping, database mirroring, replication, clustering, and AlwaysOn features
- Failover mechanisms and configuration best practices.
- Module 6: Performance Tuning & Monitoring (6 hrs)
- Monitoring metrics, using Profiler and Extended Events
- Query performance: execution plans, indexing, fragmentation, deadlocks, isolation levels.
- Module 7: Automation & Scheduled Maintenance (4 hrs)
- SQL Server Agent: jobs, schedules, alerts, error handling.
- Automating backups, health checks, and cleanup tasks .
- Module 8: Data Migration & Upgrades (3 hrs)
- Migrating databases between versions and platforms using SSMA and backup/restore.
- Planning upgrades with Upgrade
- Module 9: ETL & SSIS Overview (3 hrs)
- Introduction to SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and ETL flows
- Working with import/export operations and bulk loads.
- Module 10: Capstone Project (3 hrs)
- Implement a production-ready database lifecycle: installation, security, backups, HA, performance optimization, and migration.
- Presentation, peer review, and deployment planning.
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Key Features
- Hands-on learning in sandbox environments with real-world scenarios and 2 capstone projects
- In-depth modules on HA/DR, performance tuning, automation, and ETL via SSIS.
- Professional tooling: SSMS, Profiler, Extended Events, SSIS, T‑SQL scripting.
- 24/7 mentor support, assignments, labs, and certification guidance
- Career-focused with job placement help, portfolio project, and exam readiness (e.g., Microsoft DP‑080).
Our Upcoming Batches
At Topskill.ai, we understand that today’s professionals navigate demanding schedules.
To support your continuous learning, we offer fully flexible session timings across all our trainings.
Below is the schedule for our Training. If these time slots don’t align with your availability, simply let us know—we’ll be happy to design a customized timetable that works for you.
Training Timetable
| Batches Online/Offline | Batch Start Date | Session Days | Time Slot (IST) | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week Days (Virtual Online) | Aug 28, 2025 Sept 4th, 2025 Sept 11th, 2025 | Mon-Fri | 7:00 AM (Class 1-1.30 Hrs) | View Fees |
| Week Days (Virtual Online) | Aug 28, 2025 Sept 4th, 2025 Sept 11th, 2025 | Mon-Fri | 11:00 AM (Class 1-1.30 Hrs) | View Fees |
| Week Days (Virtual Online) | Aug 28, 2025 Sept 4th, 2025 Sept 11th, 2025 | Mon-Fri | 5:00 PM (Class 1-1.30 Hrs) | View Fees |
| Week Days (Virtual Online) | Aug 28, 2025 Sept 4th, 2025 Sept 11th, 2025 | Mon-Fri | 7:00 PM (Class 1-1.30 Hrs) | View Fees |
| Weekends (Virtual Online) | Aug 28, 2025 Sept 4th, 2025 Sept 11th, 2025 | Sat-Sun | 7:00 AM (Class 3 Hrs) | View Fees |
| Weekends (Virtual Online) | Aug 28, 2025 Sept 4th, 2025 Sept 11th, 2025 | Sat-Sun | 10:00 AM (Class 3 Hrs) | View Fees |
| Weekends (Virtual Online) | Aug 28, 2025 Sept 4th, 2025 Sept 11th, 2025 | Sat-Sun | 11:00 AM (Class 3 Hrs) | View Fees |
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