Complete Guide to Microsoft Certifications: Career Paths, Exam Details, and Job Roles
Originally published July 2025. Refreshed in May 2026 to reflect the new AI focused certifications Microsoft rolled out in February,...
Hello, you are using an old browser that's unsafe and no longer supported. Please consider updating your browser to a newer version, or downloading a modern browser.
The DBA credential for people whose databases moved to Azure. Five domains, and none of them theoretical.
Exam Protection Included
Authorized Training
4 days built for database administrators and data platform engineers running SQL Server, Azure SQL Database or Azure SQL Managed Instance. You leave exam-ready, not just trained.
DP-300 is the administrator credential for Azure SQL in all its forms, and it is unusually practical. This four-day boot camp covers all five domains: planning and implementing data platform resources, implementing a secure environment, monitoring and optimizing database resources, automating tasks, and planning high availability and disaster recovery. Hands-on labs run every day.
Official Microsoft Courseware, plus Training Camp’s own exam prep built on top of it. You get the vendor’s material and our exam-day method.
$165 exam voucher included with your enrollment. No surprise costs, no separate booking.
Practice questions mapped to Microsoft’s 5 domains, instructor-led review of every answer choice, and a readiness check before you sit.
Immersive classroom experience with direct instructor access and peer collaboration.
Same instructors, same curriculum - learn from anywhere using our award-winning virtual learning platform.
Tell us about your training needs and we'll create a personalized plan.
Your $165 DP-300 voucher is part of the price, not an add-on.
If you do not pass the first time, your retake is covered by our exam guarantee.
Hosted lab environments, so nothing needs installing and everyone starts from the same place.
Practice questions tied to each of the 5 DP-300 objective areas, not a generic pool.
Post-class access to your instructor for the questions that surface once you are back at work.
Test day is scheduled into the week, so you can sit with your instructor on hand rather than booking separately.
A structured path designed for working professionals.
Each day builds on the last—momentum is everything.
5 domains, taught in exam weight order, with labs and a readiness review before you sit.
The credential, the capability, and the continued readiness — all in one boot camp.
Real questions from real professionals who passed.
Here's
how we answer them.
Passing DP-300 earns Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate. The exam title is Administering Microsoft Azure SQL Solutions.
Four days of live, instructor-led training, delivered online or in person.
Yes. A $165 exam voucher is included with your enrollment.
Between 40 and 60 questions, and you get 100 minutes. Passing is a scaled score of 700 out of 1000.
The skills outline is: Plan and implement data platform resources (15-20%); Implement a secure environment (20-25%); Monitor, configure, and optimize database resources (20-25%); Configure and manage automation of tasks (15-20%); Plan and configure a high availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) environment (20-25%).
Database administrators and data platform engineers running SQL Server, Azure SQL Database or Azure SQL Managed Instance.
Microsoft does not enforce a prerequisite, but DP-300 is written at Associate level and assumes hands-on experience. Talk to us if you are unsure whether you are ready.
Yes. We are a Microsoft training partner and this course is taught from Official Microsoft Courseware. We add our own exam preparation on top of it: practice questions mapped to each objective area, instructor-led answer reviews, and a readiness check before you sit.
Your retake is covered by our exam guarantee, and you keep 180 days of instructor support to work through whatever tripped you up.
Yes. We run private cohorts online or at your site, and can adjust the agenda to your environment. Team training details are here.
Many of our courses are. Benefit eligibility depends on the program and your location, so check our military and veterans page or contact us before enrolling.
Test day is scheduled for Thursday. You can sit it in class or book it later with your voucher, whichever suits you.
A laptop with an internet connection. Lab environments are hosted, so there is nothing to install.
Exam changes, study guidance and career context for DP-300, from our instructors.
Originally published July 2025. Refreshed in May 2026 to reflect the new AI focused certifications Microsoft rolled out in February,...
Updated March 2026. The Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate certification was a standard credential for IT professionals working with Windows Server,...
The MCSA (Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate) is not a certification you can earn anymore. Microsoft retired MCSA, MCSE, and MCSD...
Explore which companies use Microsoft Azure, including industry leaders like BMW, Starbucks, and Verizon, and learn why they trust this...
Join thousands of certified professionals who trained with Training Camp
Training Camp was great in explaining the Azure certification path. Practice questions were dead on!
Microsoft Azure certification exams are no joke! Chad was on his “A” game helping me get thru this class.
We chose Training Camp because we could not find any other provider that offered all the tools we needed in one program. The Azure training we received was excep...