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Where teams start
Most Popular Databases Courses
Most teams start with SQL for Data Practitioners or Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900) to set a shared baseline. They then assign DP-300 or the T-SQL course to DBAs who support SQL Server and Azure SQL in production.
DP-900
This DP-900 certification training covers how to use Microsoft Azure data services to work with cloud-based data, whether relational or non-relational, in different workloads. This course prepares you for Microsoft's Azure Data Fundamentals certification by explaining relational and non-relational data, different data workloads and the core concepts of data in the cloud.
Ben Finkel
1Z0-071
This Oracle Database SQL Certified Associate (1Z0-071) training covers how to use the fundamental SQL necessary to work with an Oracle Database server. This Oracle training is actually a SQL course that anyone can use to learn the SQL flavor called Oracle SQL. Follow along in the Oracle virtual labs to learn Oracle’s flavor of the popular query language SQL.
Ben Finkel
DP-300
This Microsoft Certified Azure Database Administrator Associate (DP-300) course prepares you to master the DP-300 exam and earn your professional credential. While SQL fundamentals, T-SQL, and implementing data platform resources are core to the role, knowing how to integrate these in the cloud sets a database administrator apart. Start training today to get access to the course and unlimited DP-300 practice exams.
Knox Hutchinson
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Frequently asked questions about Databases training
Common questions IT directors ask when evaluating Databases training for their team.
Which roles and experience levels do the Databases courses serve?
The path spans beginner to associate level. MySQL Essentials, SQL for Data Practitioners, and DP-900 suit junior IT practitioners, developers, and analysts. DP-300, the SQL Server 2016 administration course, and the T-SQL course are built for DBAs and IT practitioners with at least a year of relational database or T-SQL experience.
Which certifications do these courses prepare a team for?
The courses align to Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900), Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate (DP-300), the Microsoft MCSA: SQL 2016 Database Administration exams (70-764 and 70-765), and Oracle Database SQL Certified Associate (1Z0-071). The vendor issues the certification; CBT Nuggets prepares the learner for it.
How should a Training Manager sequence a team path?
Start with a shared foundation such as SQL for Data Practitioners, MySQL Essentials, or DP-900. Then assign platform-specific depth by role: DP-300 and T-SQL for SQL Server and Azure SQL DBAs, and 1Z0-071 for staff who query or change Oracle data.
How much time should we plan per learner?
Time varies by course. For example, Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900) runs about 8.8 hours and the T-SQL course about 7.2 hours per learner. Associate-level administration courses such as DP-300 cover more skills and typically take longer.
How do these courses support audit readiness and outage prevention?
The administration courses cover encryption, including Always Encrypted and transparent data encryption, along with permissions, auditing, backup strategy, restores, and high availability and disaster recovery. These are the areas most often examined in data-protection reviews and recovery-time planning.
How do IT Directors track team progress?
Team reporting shows per-learner progress and completion, cohort and group views, and completion exports you can use as audit evidence. It also shows IT Trainerbot usage, including questions per member, top topics, and the training the answers came from.