#ETL Admin

Cloud ETL Admin job roles are very prominent, high demand unique profile that involves End to End Database Management From OLTP to DWH Databases. This ETL Admin jobs are very much mandatory for Big Data, Data Science and AI Projects ! Practically speaking, we need DATA and every DATA Storage platform needs ADMIN.

✅ ETL Architecture & Data Flows
✅ SSIS, Informatica, Talend, ADF
✅ Scheduling & Job Monitoring
✅ Error Handling & Logging
✅ Performance Optimization
✅ Validation & Quality Checks
✅ Incremental Loads & CDC
✅ Cloud ETL Integrations
✅ Real Time Project
✅ 1:1 Mentorship, Resume

Module 1: Database Concepts, SQL Server Basics

Ch 1: SQL Database Job Roles

Introduction to Databases
DBA Job Roles
Routine DBA Activities
Emergency DBA Activities
SQL DBA Job Scope, Job Growth

Ch 2: Database Intro & Installations

Database Types (OLTP, DWH, ..)
DBMS: Basics
SQL Server 2025 Installations
SSMS Tool Installation
Server Connections, Authentications
Installation Issues, Solutions

Ch 3: SQL Basics

SQL Basics (DDL, DML, .)
Creating Databases
Creating Tables, Columns
Data Inserts (SQL)
SELECT Queries

Ch 4: SQL Basics V2 (Commands, Operators)

DDL: Create, Alter, Drop, Add, modify, .
DML: Insert, Update, Delete, select into, .
DQL: Fetch, .. Select, etc..
SQL Operations: LIKE, BETWEEN, IN, .
Special Operators

Ch 5: Data Types

Integer Data Types
Character, MAX Data Types
Decimal & Money Data Types
Boolean & Binary Data Types
Date and Time Data Types
SQL_Variant Type, Variables

Ch 6: Excel Data Imports

Data Imports with Excel
SQL Native Client
Order By: Asc, Desc
Order By with WHERE
TOP & OFFSET
UNION, UNION ALL

Ch 7: Schemas & Batches

Schemas: Creation, Usage
Schemas & Table Grouping
Real-world Banking Database
2 Part, 3 Part & 4 Part Naming
Batch Concept & “Go” Command

Ch 8: Constraints, Keys & RDBMS

Null, Not Null Constraints
Unique, Primary Key Constraints
Foreign Key & References
Default, Check Constraints
DB Diagrams & ER Models
Normal Forms

Ch 9: Joins & Audits

Joins: Table Comparisons
Inner Joins & Matching Data
Outer Joins: LEFT, RIGHT
Full Outer Joins & Aliases
Cross Join & Table Combination
Joining more than 2 tables

Ch 10: Views & RLS

Views: Realtime Usage
Storing SELECT in Views
DML, SELECT with Views
RLS: Row Level Security
WITH CHECK OPTION
Important System Views

Ch 11: Stored Procedures

Stored Procedures: Realtime Use
Parameters Concept with SPs
Procedures with SELECT
System Stored Procedures
Metadata Access with SPs
SP Recompilations
Stored Procedures, Tuning

Ch 12: User Defined Functions

Using Functions in MSSQL
Scalar Functions in Real-world
Inline & Multiline Functions
Parameterized Queries
Date & Time Functions
String Functions & Queries
Aggregated Functions & Usage

Ch 13: Transactions & ACID

Transaction Concepts in OLTP
Auto Commit Transaction
Explicit Transactions
COMMIT, ROLLBACK
Checkpoint & Logging
Lock Hints & Query Blocking
READPAST, LOCKHINT

Ch 14: CTEs & Tuning

Common Table Expression
Creating and Using CTEs
CTEs, In-Memory Processing
Using CTEs for DML Operations
Using CTEs for Tuning
CTEs: Duplicate Row Deletion

Ch 15: Linked Servers

QL Server Instances
Linked Server : Creation
Linked Server : Testing
Scripting Linked Servers
Realtime Usage @ DBA
Remote DB Access
Remote Joins

Module 2: Core SQL DBA

Ch 16: Server Architecture

Database Engine Components
Parser, Compiler & Optimizer
Protocols and Query Processing
MDAC and CLR Components
Parsing and Compilation
Memory Manager & IO Managers
SQL OS Components, MDAC

Ch 17: DB Architecture (VLDB)

Planning Large Databases
Primary, Secondary Data Files
Filegroups, Spacing and Sizing
Log File: Usage and Precautions
Creating Tables with Filegroups
Pages and Extents for Storage
VLF, MiniLSN & Checkpoint

Ch 18: Backups

Database Backups & Types
DB, Filegroup, File Backups
Copy Only Backups, Usage
Partial Backups, Split Backups
Mirror Backups
Backup Verifications
Checksum, ContinueOnError

Ch 19: Restores

DB, Filegroups, File Restores
GUI Restores: Limitations
Restoring & Online States
FILELISTONLY
MOVE Options with Restores
Standby Mode Restores
Point-In-Time (PITR) Restores

Ch 20: Jobs, Maintenance

SQL Server Agent Service
Job Steps & Schedules
MSDB: Job History
Backup Maintenance
Job Verifications, Scripts
Common Errors, Solutions

Ch 21: DB Mail & Alerts

SMTP Concepts
Creating Email Profile
Default, Public Profiles
Creating SMTP Accounts
Alert System : Agent Settings
Creating Operators
Job Failures & Notifications

Ch 22: Security Management

Security Objects, Logins
Users, Roles & Principals
Schema Level Security
Object, Column Level Security
Security Audit, Logon Failures
Keys & Certificates
Encryptions & Data Security

Ch 23: DB Migrations

Creating Credentials
Creating SSIS Proxies
Creating CDW Packages
Database Detach – Attach
SMO Migration Method
DB Migration Schedules
Detect, Fix Orphan Users

Ch 24: Tuning: Audits, AM Tool

Activity Monitor Tool
Perfmon Tool & Counters
Query Audits: DMVs, DMFs
Plan Handle, Execution Time
Long Running Queries
Query Store & Buffer Cache

Ch 25: Tuning : Indexes

Indexes : Sort Locations
Clustered & Online Indexes
Non Clustered, Column Store
Included Indexes in Realtime
Filtered Indexes & Usage
Covering Index & Selectivity
Indexed Views (Materialized)

Ch 26: Tuning: Partitions

Partitions: Performance Tuning
Partition Functions & Schemes
Partition Un-partitioned Tables
Compressions: ROW, PAGE
Auditing Partitions
Partitions Limitations in OLTP
Partitions with DWH

Ch 27: Statistics & Tuning

Statistics: Realtime Usage
Index & Column Statistics
Statistics & Key Purpose
Verifying, Using Stats
Statistics Versus Indexes
Stats Updates on Tables
Stats Updates on Views

Ch 28: Index Management

Index Management Options
Index Rebuilds, Re-Organize
Database Maintenance Plans
Page Count and Index Conditions
Degree Of Parallelism Settings
Resumable & Online Indexes
PAUSE, RESUME in Rebuilds

Ch 29: Tuning Tools

Tuning Tools: Workload Files
Profiler Tuning, Events
DTA, Profiler Options
Physical Design Structures
PDS Recommendations
Query Execution Cache
Tuning Tools: Precautions

Ch 30: Execution Plans

Execution Plan Analysis
IO Cost and CPU Cost
SubTree & Operator Cost
NUMA Nodes, Processor Affinity
Thread Count, DOP
Table & Index Scan, Index Seek
Index Selectivity & Tuning

Ch 31: Lock Management

Open Transactions in Realtime
Open Transaction, Blocking
LOCKS: Types & Audits
S, X, IX, U and MD Locks
Sch-M and Sch-S Locks
SP_WHO2, SP_LOCK
sysprocesses & Lock Waits

Ch 32: Isolation Levels

Lock Hints and Isolation Levels
Read Committed, Uncommitted
Serializable, Repeatable Read
Snapshot Isolation, Versioning
Read Committed Snapshot
sysprocesses & sp_who2
Choosing Correct Isolation Level

Ch 33: Deadlocks, LIVE Locks

Deadlocks in Real-world
Profiler Tool & Deadlocks
Lock Management: Deadlocks
Deadlock Graphs & Events
Deadlock Avoidance, Prevention
Deadlock Prevention
sysprocesses & sp_who2

Ch 34: Recovery Models

Recovery Models
Database Properties
Full Recovery Model
Simple & Bulk Logged
Realtime Uses
Backups Versus Recovery Models

Ch 35: HA DR @ Replication – 1

Replication : Realtime Usage
Distributor Configurations
Publisher and Subscriber
Replication Types: Snapshot
Transactional Replication
Log Reader Agent & Usage
Replication Monitor, Alerts

Ch 36: HA DR @ Replication – 2

Merge Replication & Usage
Peer – Peer Replication
Push & Pull Subscriptions
Conflict Detection, Avoidance
Scripting Replication Agents
Limitations with Replication
Common Errors, Solutions

Ch 37: HA DR @ Log Shipping

Log Shipping Configurations
Primary, Secondary Servers
Working with Network Shares
Jobs: Backup, Copy, Restore
NORECOVERY, STANDBY
Manual Failover Process
Common Errors, Solutions

Ch 38: HA DR @ DB Mirroring

Database Mirroring Concepts
Configuring Principal, Mirror
Configure Witness, EndPoint
Synchronous, Asynchronous
Automated Failover Process
Manual Failover, Monitoring
Common Errors, Solutions

Ch 39: DB Health Checks, Repairs

DBCC Commands in Realtime
DBCC for Audits, Repairs
MSDB Suspect Pages
User Database Repairs
Single User Mode
Emergency Mode
Recovery & Restoring Modes

Ch 40: Issues & Solutions

Log Space Issues, Solutions
TempDB Issues, Solutions
Memory Issues, Solutions
Health Check Strategies
Healthy Backups
Maintenance Plans
Database States

Ch 41: Updates (Patches)

Planning for Updates
Pre-Maintenance Checklist
Edition Checks
Updates Process
Edition Comparisons
History Tracking
Updates Rollback

Ch 42: Upgrades, Licensing

Planning for Upgrades
Pre-Maintenance Checklist
Upgrades Process (In-Place)
Cautions & Maintenance
Version Comparisons
History Tracking
Upgrades Rollbacks

Ch 43: System DB Rebuilds, DAC

Command Line Installations
System DB Rebuilds
Server Down Issues
Service Startup Issues
DAC: Dedicated Admin Console
Login Failure Issues
SQL CMD : Secondary Logins

Ch 44: SQL DBA Project

Routine DBA Activities
Emergency DBA Activities
Maintenance DBA Activities
SLA – OLA Process
Ticketing Tools
3^rd Party Tools
Common Errors & Solutions

Ch 45: SQL DBA Project

Login Failure Errors
Slow Database Issues
Network Errors
Security Strategies
HA DR Strategies
Common Error Codes
Need for Azure Cloud

Module 3: Azure SQL DBA

Ch 46: Cloud Basics, Azure Funda

Cloud Fundamentals
Cloud Concepts, Benefits
IaaS, PaaS, SaaS Cloud Types
Azure Cloud Concepts
Azure Resources & Usage
Azure Services & Purpose
Azure Account & Subscription

Ch 47: Azure SQL Deployments

Azure SQL Services
Azure SQL Server Creation
Azure SQL Databases
Azure Firewall : Rules
Test Connections from SSMS
SSMS Tool : Test Connections
ADS Tool : Installation, use

Ch 48: Azure SQL DB Licensing

Azure SQL DB Licensing
Per Database Licensing
DTUs: Basic, Standard Types
VPU and Plan Types
DTU Versus VPU Licensing
Elastic DTUs (eDTU) Usage
Elastic Query Processing

Ch 49: Azure SQL DB Migrations

SQL DB Migration Options
Data Migration Assistant: DMA
DMA Tool, Migration Options
On-Premises DB Export
Azure SQL Database Import
Azure Storage Account
Linking SSMS with Azure

Ch 50: Azure SQL DB Metrics

Azure SQL DB Metrics
CPU, Memory, Log Metrics
Data File Metrics, Alerts
Action Groups & Emails
Query Performance Insight
Automated Tuning Options
Query Recommendations

Ch 51: Azure SQL DB Tuning, AI

Server Level Tuning
Database Level Tuning
Built-In Intelligence
AI Search Service, Tuning
AI Indexes, Practical Use
Watermark Columns

Ch 52: Azure Backups, Restores

Azure SQL DB Backups
Backup Retention Options
LTR Backups, Log Backups
Automated Backups
LTR, PITR Restores
Backup Versus Export
Restore Versus Import

Ch 53: HA DR @ Replication

Azure HA DR Mechanisms
Geo Replication
Primary & Secondary
Manual Failover
Automated Failover
DMVs For Replication
Testing Read Only Databases

Ch 54: HA DR @ Server Failover

Multi Database Replication
Configure Server HADR
Adding Replica Databases
Replica DB: Capacity
Replica DB: Status
Automated Failover
Manual Failover

Ch 55: Azure Security

Logins & Users in Azure
Grant, With Grant
Dynamic RLS
Dynamic Data Masking
Creating AD Users & IAM
Implementing RBAC
MFA Authentication

Ch 56: Azure Virtual Machine

Azure IaaS Implementation
Configure Disk, Network
Configure SQL Security
CPU, Processor & IO
IP & RDP Connections
Testing SSMS Connections
Migrating SQL 2025 to VM

Ch 57: Azure VM Clusters

Azure Active Directory
Azure AD DS Services
Azure Networking Options
Availability Groups, Usage
Listeners and Realtime Use
FSW: File Share Witness

Ch 58: SQL Clusters, Always-On

Creating SQL Clusters
Testing SQL Clusters
Configure Always-On
Testing, Using Always-On
AOAG Implementation
AOAG Monitoring
Comparing Paas & IaaS

Ch 59: PowerShell

Azure PowerShell
Az and get Commands
Creating Resources
Lists & Validations
Password Resets
Firewall Config
Resource Cleanups

Ch 60: Azure Managed Instance

Azure MI Implementation
Network Entities for MI
Capacity Entities
Cloud Azure MI Access
Azure MI Implementation
Azure MI Migrations

Module 4: Azure ETL, DWH (ADF, Synapse)

Ch 1: Azure ETL, DWH Introduction

Data Warehouse (DWH)
Cloud Concepts: IaaS, PaaS
SaaS & Azure Cloud Concepts
Azure Resources & Groups
Storage, ETL, IoT Resources

Ch 2: Azure Intro, Azure SQL

Azure SQL Server, SQL DB
Azure SQL Database (OLTP)
Azure SQL Pool (DWH)
Connections from SSMS Tool
Connections from ADS Tool
Pause / Resume SQL Pool
Source Data Configurations

Ch 3: Azure Synapse (DWH)

Synapse Pool Architecture
Control Node, Compute Node
DMS & Partitioned Tables
Creating Tables with TSQL
Distributions: RR, Hash, Repl
Big Data Loads with TQL
Important DMFs & DMVs

Ch 4: Azure Data Factory (ADF)

Need for ADF & Pipelines
Data Orchestration with IR
Integration Runtime Engine
Linked Services, Datasets
Pipelines: Copy Data Activity
Data Flow Activity with IR

Ch 5: Azure SQL DB Loads

ADF: Author
Azure SQL Database Reads
Azure SQL Pool Writes
Synapse Analytics with IR
Pipeline Design, Validation
Pipeline Runs, Monitoring

Ch 6: BLOB Data Loads

Azure Storage Account
Azure BLOB Containers
BLOB Storage in ADF
Synapse Analytics with IR
ADF Pipeline Edits
Pipeline Runs, Monitoring

Ch 7: Pipeline Settings

ADF Pipeline Settings
Staging : Advantages
Reliable Logging
Best Effort Logging
DIU & DOCP with IR
Compressions, Health Check

Ch 8: File Incremental Loads

File Incremental Loads
Storage Account, Data Lake
Binary Copy, Schema Drift
Staging Concept in ADF
Initial, Incremental Loads
Schema & Data Changes

Ch 9: Table Incremental Loads

Implement SCD with ADF
Self Hosted IR: Realtime Use
On-premise Data: Incr Loads
Copy Method: Upsert, Keys
Staging & ADF Optimizations
Pipeline Runs, Activity IDs

Ch 10: ADF Data Flow – 1

Data Flow Transformations
Spark Clusters for Debugging
Optimized Clusters, Preview
Conditional Split, SELECT
Sort, Union Transformations
Pipelines with Data Flow

Ch 11: ADF Data Flow – 2

Working with Multiple Tables
Join Transform, Broadcast
Row Filters, Column Filters
Surrogate Keys, Derived Cols
ETL Loads Dates, Sink Options
Aggregated Data Loads

Ch 12: ADF Data Flow – 3

Pivot Transformation
Group By & Pivot Keys
Column Pattern, Deduplicate
Lookup, Cached Lookup
Tuning Transformations
Tuning Data Flow, Spark

Ch 13: ADF Data Flow – 4

Lookup Transformation
Cache Lookup
Inline Datasets
Data Validations
Lookup Versus Joins
Broadcast Options

Ch 14: ADF Metrics, Alerts

Azure Insights
Azure Metrics for ADF
Azure Metrics for Synapse
CPU, Memory Metrics
Alerts and Notifications
Action Groups, Tuning Options

Ch 15: ADF Parameters, Security

Linked Service Parameters
Creating Logins
Users and ETL Permissions
Parameterize Logins
Parameterize Users
Dynamic Linked Services

Ch 16: Parameters, SCD & ETL

ADF Templates in Realtime
Implementing ADF SCD
Table Incremental Loads
Control Tables, Watermarks
Pipeline Parameters, SPs
Dynamic Data Sets, SCD

Ch 17: Synapse Analytics

Azure Synapse Analytics
Dedicated SQL Pools
TSQL: Stored Procedures
Synapse Pipelines, Tuning
SP Activity in Pipelines, Jobs
Comparing ADF & Synapse

Ch 18: CI CD with GitHub

Creating Github Account
GIT: Main, Branches
Connecting with ADF
Version Changes
Builds and Deployments
CI-CD Integrations

Ch 19: Azure Storage Security, ADF

Access Keys & Admin Access
SAS Keys Generation, Ips
Azure AD Users, Groups
IAM & RBAC with Entra Users
ACLs and ADLS Security
ADF with Azure Storage Security

Ch 20: Azure SQL DB Migrations

On-Premise SQL DB bacpac
Azure SQL Deployment
Azure Storage from SSMS
Azure SQL DB Migration
Migration Verifications
Testing Migrations in SQL

Ch 21: Azure Tables & ADF

Azure Tables
Entities and Properties
Storage Service Operations
OData Queries & Filters
Data Loads with ADF

Ch 22: Azure Stream Analytics

Azure IoT Hubs & Devices
APIs with Connection Strings
Azure Steam Analytic Jobs
Inputs, Outputs, SAQL Query
LIVE Feed: JSON, AVRO Files
Watermark & LIVE Streams

Ch 23: Azure Key Vaults

Azure Encryptions at REST
SMK & CMK Encryptions
Azure Key Vaults & Keys
Key Access Policies
Rest, Transit Encryptions
Realtime Considerations

Ch 24: Realtime Project @ Ecommerce / Banking / Sales

Detailed Project Requirement
Project Solutions
Project FAQs
Interview Questions & Answers
Resume Guidance (1:1)

Module 5: DP 300, Resume

👉🏻 Realtime Project For your Resume: End to End Project

👉🏻 CoPilot Integrations For DB Administration

👉🏻 Resume Guidance (1:1)

👉🏻 Mock Interview, DP 300 Exam Guidance

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What is the ETL Admin Training?

This course trains you on complete ETL Administration including SQL, SQL DBA, Azure SQL DBA, Azure ETL, Data Warehouse Admin, ADF, Synapse, Streaming, and Real-Time Project Implementation.