Automate, Analyze, and Database Administration

Overview

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.

Syllabus

Module 1: Apply Automated Backup and Restore Procedures with Checksum Verification

Learners will implement and validate automated database backup systems with integrity verification to ensure reliable data protection in production environments.

Module 2: Analyze Database Performance to Diagnose and Resolve Lock Contention

Learners will systematically diagnose database performance issues by analyzing lock contention patterns and implementing targeted resolution strategies for high-concurrency environments.

Module 3: Evaluate Growth Trends to Produce Capacity-Planning Forecasts

Learners will analyze historical database growth patterns and create data-driven capacity forecasts that support proactive infrastructure planning and budget decisions.