Optimizing Azure SQL Databases

SQL performance issues can be crippling to an application. That's why knowing how to properly troubleshoot queries and manage logging and alerting is crucial to administering an Azure SQL database. Azure provides a rich feature set for observing and alerting on performance on SQL. It also allows cloud engineers and developers to quickly scale up SQL environments with the push of a few buttons.

In this lab, you will explore optimizing a SQL query, scale a SQL Database, and configure logging and alerts for Azure SQL.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this Lab you will be able to:

• Create and configure logging and alerting for Azure SQL
• Understand the effects of inefficient SQL queries on performance
• Scale up an Azure SQL Database

Intended Audience

This lab is intended for:

• Those studying for the Azure Database Administrator Associate certification
• Anyone interested in using Azure SQL

Prerequisites

You should possess:

• Basic understanding of Azure fundamentals
• Understanding of SQL and what it is

The following content is sufficient to fulfill these prerequisites:

• The Microsoft Azure Fundamentals learning path