Azure Databases Courses and Certifications

Black Hat

ChaosDB - How We Hacked Databases of Thousands of Azure Customers

A technical walkthrough of ChaosDB, chaining Azure Cosmos DB vulnerabilities to escape a Jupyter container, access internal services, and compromise customer databases.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Alex the Analyst

Learn Azure Analytics - Azure Synapse, SQL Databases, and Data Factory

Master Azure analytics essentials through hands-on practice with storage accounts, SQL databases, Data Factory, and Synapse Analytics for building robust data solutions.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

PASS Data Community Summit

DataOps - Deploy SQL Server Databases Using Azure Pipelines

Learn to automate SQL Server database deployments using Azure Pipelines and Visual Studio Database Projects. Covers creating projects, manual deployments, and setting up automated pipelines with secure credential management.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

John Savill's Technical Training

Azure SQL Hyperscale Deep Dive - Not Just for Massive Databases

Explore Azure SQL Hyperscale's architecture, components, and features for optimal SQL workload performance. Learn about scaling, replication, and pricing to maximize database efficiency and flexibility.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

PASS Data Community Summit

Managing On-Premises and Azure Databases with PowerShell

Master PowerShell cmdlets to efficiently manage and control both on-premises and Azure SQL databases through unified administration techniques and consistent management practices.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Building and Deploying Containerized Applications and Databases for Hybrid and Multicloud with Azure Arc

Deploy containerized applications and databases across hybrid and multicloud environments with Azure Arc, using Kubernetes and GitOps.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Black Hat

ChaosDB - How We Hacked Databases of Thousands of Azure Customers

The ChaosDB exploit chain traced from a notebook privilege escalation to cross-tenant takeover of Azure Cosmos DB accounts.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

PASS Data Community Summit

Performance Tuning Azure SQL Databases

Optimize Azure SQL Database performance using Automatic Tuning, Intelligent Insights, and Extended Events. Learn to leverage these features for time and cost savings while maximizing database efficiency.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

PASS Data Community Summit

Monitor Azure SQL Databases - Cloud

Explore Azure SQL Database monitoring using Azure portal, DMVs, and tools for metrics, resource usage, and performance. Learn to configure alerts and analyze logs for effective database management.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Develop solutions that use Azure Cosmos DB

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AZ-204: Develop solutions that use Azure Cosmos DB

• Microsoft Learn
• 1 hour 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

AZ-305: Design Infrastructure and Data Storage Solutions

You'll learn to design cloud infrastructure and data storage solutions in Microsoft Azure, including planning virtual networks, configuring virtual machines, and implementing databases and storage acc

• edX
• 1 week, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Model NoSQL Data with Azure

Participants master document storage practices and partition key design in Azure Cosmos DB to build high throughput globally distributed applications.

• edX
• 2 weeks, 5-10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Career Certificate

DP-900: Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals v1.1

Prepare for DP-900 by building foundational knowledge of Azure data services, databases, storage, analytics, and business intelligence.

• Codecademy
• 23 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Azure Storage Services Bootcamp

In this bootcamp, we will cover how to store and protect information in Azure. You will learn how to design, provision, and manage Storage Accounts. You will learn options for defining storage, how to

• INE
• 9 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Develop AI solutions with Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

Build AI-ready document stores on Azure Cosmos DB with vector search, hybrid queries, embedding refresh, and cost-conscious indexing.

• Microsoft Learn
• 4 hours 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course