DP-3020: Develop Data-Driven Applications with Azure SQL Database

Course Description

DP-3020: Develop Data-Driven Applications with Azure SQL Database develops practical, role-relevant capability in building scalable data-driven applications with Azure SQL Database, secure data access, integrity, performance, monitoring, and application integration. The course connects important platform concepts with implementation decisions, operational controls, and realistic workplace scenarios.

Learners progress through four structured lessons aligned to the current source course focus. The learning path emphasizes accurate configuration or development, secure practices, reliable operations, collaboration, and evidence-based troubleshooting.

By completing the course, learners can apply the skills to role-specific tasks, review results against clear acceptance criteria, and create a practical improvement plan for continued development.

What You Will Learn

• Explain Azure SQL Database service models, connectivity, identity, and application roles
• Design schemas, data types, keys, constraints, and application data boundaries
• Plan configuration, secrets, environments, resilience, and ownership
• Connect applications with supported drivers, connection pooling, and configuration
• Use parameterized queries, transactions, permissions, managed identity, and secure secrets
• Handle concurrency, failures, retries, and data integrity
• Review indexing, query plans, resource use, service tiers, and scaling options
• Apply caching, asynchronous patterns, batching, and efficient data access

SkillDynamo Training Approach

SkillDynamo delivers this DP-3020: Develop Data-Driven Applications with Azure SQL Database course through instructor-led demonstrations, hands-on exercises, scenario analysis, validation checklists, structured troubleshooting, evidence-based reviews, and a final improvement plan linked to practical workplace outcomes.