The SQL Server 2022 Workshop — Lesson 2: Azure Hybrid Connectivity and Data Capabilities

Learning Objectives

• Explain Azure-connected SQL Server scenarios and hybrid management options
• Evaluate cloud integration, backup, disaster recovery, and data-extension use cases
• Map networking, identity, governance, and cost dependencies for hybrid adoption

Detailed Topics

• Explain Azure-connected SQL Server scenarios and hybrid management options: Explain Azure-connected SQL Server scenarios and hybrid management options
• Evaluate cloud integration: Evaluate cloud integration, backup, disaster recovery, and data-extension use cases
• Map networking: Map networking, identity, governance, and cost dependencies for hybrid adoption

Guided Demonstration

1. Review the requirement, environment, dependencies, roles, risks, and expected outcome.
2. Demonstrate the relevant configuration, analysis, code, or administration workflow step by step.
3. Capture settings, outputs, logs, screenshots, calculations, or test evidence.
4. Compare the observed result with the stated acceptance criteria.

Hands-On Activity

Design a hybrid SQL Server scenario and document its dependencies and success criteria.

• Document assumptions and the planned sequence before making changes.
• Complete the activity and preserve evidence of normal and exception behavior.
• Record issues, corrective actions, and reusable operational or development notes.

Troubleshooting Focus

• Separate symptoms from causes and collect evidence before applying a fix.
• Check configuration, permissions, data, dependencies, capacity, connectivity, and recent changes.
• Validate rollback, recovery, support ownership, and user or business impact.

Validation Checklist

• The requirement and expected outcome are clear.
• The selected configuration, design, query, code, or process is documented.
• Normal, boundary, failure, security, and operational conditions are reviewed.
• The result is supported by evidence and the next improvement is prioritized.

Lesson Outcome

Learners can explain and apply Azure Hybrid Connectivity and Data Capabilities in a realistic scenario and validate the result with documented evidence.