Relational and cloud database administration, SQL, performance and high availability exams.
Database certifications cover the durable half of every system: schema design, query optimisation, transaction isolation, backup and recovery, replication and the failover behaviour that decides whether an outage lasts seconds or hours.
Cloud database exams add managed-service specifics — automated backups, read replicas, sizing and the operational limits of each service tier.
Core data concepts on Azure: relational and non-relational stores, the difference between transactional and analytical workloads, and the shape of a modern analytics pipeline.
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Core data concepts on Azure: relational and non-relational stores, the difference between transactional and analytical workloads, and the shape of a modern analytics pipeline.
Data engineering on Microsoft Fabric: workspace and lifecycle management, ingesting and transforming batch and streaming data, and monitoring and optimising the result.
The foundation of the SnowPro programme: Snowflake architecture, account access and security, performance and cost management, data loading and unloading, and data transformation.
The SQL foundation exam for the Oracle Database track: writing and tuning queries, manipulating data, defining schema objects, and using the analytical features of Oracle SQL.
Running SQL Server and Azure SQL as a database administrator: platform planning, security, performance tuning, task automation, and high availability and disaster recovery.
The first Oracle DBA exam: database architecture, instance and storage management, user and privilege administration, and the everyday tasks of running an Oracle instance.
Cosmos DB for developers: modelling and partitioning for access patterns, distributing data globally, integrating with the wider Azure estate, then optimising and maintaining what you built.
Managed databases on Google Cloud: designing scalable database solutions, managing operations and migrations, and running a database estate across engines and regions.
The professional Oracle DBA exam: backup and recovery with RMAN, multitenant architecture, performance monitoring, upgrades and migration, and diagnosing failures under pressure.
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Multi-exam credentials in this category.
The two-exam Oracle DBA credential, covering core administration in the first exam and backup, recovery and multitenant management in the second.
Oracle
9 exams from 4 vendors are tagged to Databases. Exams appear in this category when it is either their primary focus or a substantial secondary one.
Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900) is the most common entry point. Core data concepts on Azure: relational and non-relational stores, the difference between transactional and analytical workloads, and the shape of a modern analytics pipeline.
Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900), Implementing Data Engineering Solutions Using Microsoft Fabric (DP-700) and SnowPro Core Certification (COF-C02) are the most frequently pursued in this category.
Data & Analytics
Data engineering, warehousing, business intelligence and analytics platform certifications.
Cloud Computing
Certifications covering public cloud platforms, architecture, migration and cost management.
IT Operations & Support
Help desk, endpoint, hardware and enterprise infrastructure operations credentials.