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Database Resilience and Performance Tuning

3 Labs
4 Hours
Skill IQ

Learn to architect high-availability, low-latency data systems. This path equips you with skills required to eliminate downtime and maximize the performance of modern data workloads.

**Database Resilience and Performance Tuning** Implementation of Resilient HA/DR Infrastructure (video course) Advanced Performance Engineering and SQL Optimization (video course) Concurrency, Locking, and Resource Optimization (video course) AI-Native Tuning and Modern Resilience Patterns (video course) Infrastructure Deployment and Failover Simulation (hands-on lab) Performance Diagnostic and Indexing (hands-on lab) Concurrency Management and Resilience Patterns (hands-on lab)

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Database Resilience and Performance Tuning

Learn to architect high-availability, low-latency data systems that are resilient and self healing.

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What You'll Learn
  • Establish and validate RTO and RPO targets through rigorous Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and tiering.
  • Design and implement High Availability (HA) architectures utilizing synchronous and asynchronous replication across geographic regions.
  • Diagnose and remediate complex performance bottlenecks using execution plans, wait statistics, and diagnostic tools.
  • Architect sophisticated concurrency models that eliminate deadlocks and lock escalation in high-volume environments.
  • Implement advanced application-level resilience patterns including Circuit Breakers, CQRS, and Queue-Based Load Leveling.
  • Integrate generative AI and autonomous tuning features to transition from reactive maintenance to proactive infrastructure management.
Prerequisites
  • Basic proficiency in SQL (T-SQL, PL/SQL, or PostgreSQL), fundamental understanding of database administration (backups and security), and familiarity with cloud infrastructure platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
Related topics
  • IT Ops
  • Database Administration
  • Databases
  • Indexing Strategies
  • High Availability (HA) Design
  • Recovery Point Objective (RPO)
  • Recovery Time Objective (RTO)
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