Database failures can cost enterprises millions of dollars per hour, while poor capacity planning leads to unexpected outages and budget overruns. This Short Course was created to help data engineering professionals accomplish advanced database administration that ensures both reliability and optimal performance.
By completing this course, you'll be able to implement bulletproof backup validation systems, quickly diagnose and resolve database performance issues that plague high-concurrency applications, and create accurate capacity forecasts that prevent infrastructure surprises.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Apply automated backup and restore procedures with checksum verification
- Analyze database performance to diagnose and resolve lock contention
- Evaluate growth trends to produce capacity-planning forecasts
This course is unique because it combines hands-on automation with real-world troubleshooting scenarios that mirror actual production environments.
To be successful in this project, you should have a background in SQL fundamentals, database concepts, and basic system administration.
Learners will implement and validate automated database backup systems with integrity verification to ensure reliable data protection in production environments.
涵盖的内容
3个视频1篇阅读材料2个作业
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3个视频•总计26分钟
When Database Failures Cost Millions: The Critical Need for Validated Backups•4分钟
Database Backup Architecture: Automation, Validation, and Recovery Strategies•9分钟
Building Automated Backup Scripts with Checksum Validation•13分钟
1篇阅读材料•总计10分钟
Implementing Checksum Validation in Database Backup Systems•10分钟
2个作业•总计21分钟
Enterprise Backup Automation Implementation•18分钟
Automated Backup and Checksum Validation Knowledge Check•3分钟
Module 2: Analyze Database Performance to Diagnose and Resolve Lock Contention
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Learners will systematically diagnose database performance issues by analyzing lock contention patterns and implementing targeted resolution strategies for high-concurrency environments.
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2个视频1篇阅读材料2个作业
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2个视频•总计23分钟
Dynamic Management Views for Lock Contention Analysis•10分钟
Diagnosing Lock Contention Using SQL Server Management Studio•13分钟
1篇阅读材料•总计10分钟
Database Lock Contention: Mechanisms, Detection, and Analysis Strategies•10分钟
2个作业•总计23分钟
Lock Contention Diagnosis in Real Systems•20分钟
Lock Contention Analysis and Resolution Assessment•3分钟
Module 3: Evaluate Growth Trends to Produce Capacity-Planning Forecasts
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Learners will analyze historical database growth patterns and create data-driven capacity forecasts that support proactive infrastructure planning and budget decisions.
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2个视频1篇阅读材料2个作业1个非评分实验室
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2个视频•总计12分钟
The $2 Million Storage Crisis: When Capacity Planning Fails•4分钟
Building Growth Trend Analysis with SQL and Excel•8分钟
1篇阅读材料•总计10分钟
Statistical Methods for Database Capacity Forecasting•10分钟
2个作业•总计18分钟
Capacity Planning and Growth Trend Analysis Assessment•3分钟
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