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Learn how to become a database administrator with Pluralsight’s professionally authored database administration (DBA) courses. Our authors, top experts in this field, offer real-world experience and consultative insights not found elsewhere. Learn the tricks of the trade in all of the major database platforms, including Oracle, SQL and more. Our database admin courses cater to all types of DBAs, including systems DBAs, development DBAs and application DBAs.

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Learn the latest database administration (DBA) skills from experts with real-world experience. Explore the paths below, including MySQL and AWS Certified Developer, and take your DBA skills to the next level today!

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Top Database Administration courses

Combining and Filtering Data with T-SQL 2019
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Combining and Filtering Data with T-SQL 2019
Tamara Pattinson
Beginner
3h 27m
Effective Reporting with Power BI
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Effective Reporting with Power BI
Tim Boles
Intermediate
2h 20m
Oracle Database 12c Disaster Recovery and Data Movement
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Oracle Database 12c Disaster Recovery and Data Movement
Tim Warner
Intermediate
3h 26m
Accessing an Oracle Database with Oracle Supplied Tools
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Accessing an Oracle Database with Oracle Supplied Tools
Tim Boles
Intermediate
1h 1m
SSIS Database Maintenance Playbook
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SSIS Database Maintenance Playbook
Gerald Britton
Advanced
1h 10m
OCP 12c Enhancements for the DBA
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OCP 12c Enhancements for the DBA
Tim Boles
Advanced
2h 15m
OCP 12c Using Performance Enhancements in Oracle 12c
Course
OCP 12c Using Performance Enhancements in Oracle 12c
Tim Boles
Advanced
2h 9m
Provisioning Virtual Machines on Oracle Compute Cloud
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Provisioning Virtual Machines on Oracle Compute Cloud
Tim Boles
Intermediate
43m
PHP 8: Getting Started
Course
PHP 8: Getting Started
Christian Wenz
Beginner
3h 2m
Approaches to Requirement Analysis for Efficient Data Storage and Processing
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Approaches to Requirement Analysis for Efficient Data Storage and Processing
Dayo Bamikole
Intermediate
34m
PHP 7: Getting Started
Course
PHP 7: Getting Started
Christian Wenz
Beginner
3h 23m
Operationalizing Microsoft Azure AI Solutions
Course
Operationalizing Microsoft Azure AI Solutions
Dayo Bamikole
Intermediate
44m
Getting Started with SQL Server Transactions
Course
Getting Started with SQL Server Transactions
Dayo Bamikole
Beginner
31m
Expanded
PHP Fundamentals
Course
PHP Fundamentals
Christian Wenz
Beginner
3h 12m
OCP Upgrade to Oracle Database 12c Management
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OCP Upgrade to Oracle Database 12c Management
Tim Boles
Advanced
2h 39m
Integrating Ansible with Azure DevOps
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Integrating Ansible with Azure DevOps
Shema Christophe
Intermediate
54m
Expanded
SQL: Creating Tables, Selecting, Inserting, and Deleting Data (Interactive)
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SQL: Creating Tables, Selecting, Inserting, and Deleting Data (Interactive)
Chari Clark
Beginner
42m
Build a Conversational AI Solution with Microsoft Azure
Course
Build a Conversational AI Solution with Microsoft Azure
Dayo Bamikole
Advanced
34m
Build Your First Dashboard with iDashboards
Course
Build Your First Dashboard with iDashboards
Tim Boles
Beginner
44m
Expanded
Add Interactive Features to Power BI Reports
Course
Add Interactive Features to Power BI Reports
Tim Boles
Intermediate
12m
Big Data for Data Engineers
Course
Big Data for Data Engineers
Dayo Bamikole
Beginner
58m
Expanded
Work with APIs in Apache Airflow
Course
Work with APIs in Apache Airflow
Dayo Bamikole
Intermediate
16m
web2py 2 Fundamentals
Course
web2py 2 Fundamentals
Joseph Cline
Beginner
1h 2m
Building APEX Applications with Different Data Formats
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Building APEX Applications with Different Data Formats
Tim Boles
Beginner
1h 4m
Enterprise Data Modeling: Getting Started
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Enterprise Data Modeling: Getting Started
Joseph Cline
Beginner
1h 38m
Troubleshooting and Optimizing SSRS Reporting
Course
Troubleshooting and Optimizing SSRS Reporting
Viktor Suha
Advanced
2h 54m
OCP 12c Performing Backup and Recovery Using New Features of RMAN
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OCP 12c Performing Backup and Recovery Using New Features of RMAN
Tim Boles
Advanced
2h 40m
Oracle Database 12c Performance Tuning and Optimization
Course
Oracle Database 12c Performance Tuning and Optimization
Tim Warner
Beginner
2h 57m
Expanded
Troubleshooting SQL Server Performance Problems
Course
Troubleshooting SQL Server Performance Problems
Viktor Suha
Beginner
1h 47m
Oracle Database 12c Fundamentals
Course
Oracle Database 12c Fundamentals
Tim Warner
Beginner
3h 42m

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