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Exam DP-300: Administering Microsoft Azure SQL Solutions is the exam for the Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate certification, with a published passing score of 700 and a free official practice assessment on Microsoft Learn. It is not retiring: the current outline took effect April 24, 2026, and the official change log grades every edit Minor or No change. The shape surprises people: plan and implement data platform resources is the smallest domain at 15 to 20 percent, while security, monitoring and HA/DR each carry 20 to 25 percent. DP-300 is a running-databases exam, not a deploying-databases exam.

Last updated July 2026

What DP-300 actually tests: operations outweigh provisioning three to one

We read the official skills-measured outline on Microsoft Learn the way we do for every certification page on this site. In the roughly 1,000-word outline, Azure SQL appears 12 times, monitor 11 times and HA 10 times, against 8 mentions of migration and 6 of backup. Add the weights and the picture is unambiguous: 60 to 75 percent of the marks are about running databases that already exist.

Domain What is actually in it Weight
Implement a secure environmentEntra ID authentication for Azure SQL Database, Managed Instance and SQL on VMs, least-privilege permissions in T-SQL, TDE, object-level encryption, Always Encrypted with VBS enclaves, private links, firewall rules, data classification, audits, dynamic data masking, ledger, and row-level security.20 to 25%
Monitor, configure, and optimize database resourcesPerformance baselines, database watcher, Extended Events, Query Store, session blocking, DMVs, index and statistics maintenance, execution plans, Intelligent Insights, automatic tuning, Resource Governor, and intelligent query processing (IQP) use cases.20 to 25%
Plan and configure a high availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) environmentHA/DR strategy against RPO/RTO targets, backup and restore with native tools and T-SQL including point-in-time restore and long-term retention, active geo-replication, failover groups, Always On availability groups and failover cluster instances, and log shipping.20 to 25%
Plan and implement data platform resourcesThe smallest domain. Choosing between database offerings, Azure Arc-enabled SQL, Azure SQL Database in Microsoft Fabric, table partitioning, sharding, hybrid deployments, scale configuration, data compression, and offline vs online migration strategies.15 to 20%
Configure and manage automation of tasksSQL Server Agent jobs, schedules, alerts and notifications, deployment automation with ARM templates, Bicep, Azure PowerShell and Azure CLI, elastic jobs, and troubleshooting automated database tasks.15 to 20%

If your prep is mostly deployment walkthroughs, you are studying the smallest domain. Build questions from the current study guide instead: generate practice questions from your own SQL notes and weight them to the five real domains.

Operations weight
60 to 75%
Passing score
700
Current outline
Apr 24, 2026
Practice questions
Unlimited

No, DP-300 is not retired: it is the last DBA exam standing

People search "is DP-300 retired" for a reason: Microsoft's data track has been churning. DP-203 Data Engineering retired March 31, 2025 in favor of the Fabric exams, and DP-100 Data Science retired June 1, 2026 with AI-300 as its successor. DP-300 went the other way: Microsoft refreshed it effective April 24, 2026, and the change log grades every edit Minor or No change. The refresh added modern touches, Azure Arc-enabled SQL services and Azure SQL Database in Microsoft Fabric now appear in the first domain, without moving a single weight.

The DBA credential

DP-300 is the only current role-based Microsoft exam aimed squarely at the database administrator job: not data engineering, not analytics, but keeping SQL workloads secure, fast and recoverable.

Hybrid by design

The outline spans Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, SQL Server on Azure VMs and on-premises SQL Server, plus the migration paths between them, offline and online.

T-SQL still matters

Several objectives require doing the job in T-SQL, not the portal: managing authentication, taking and restoring backups, and configuring permissions with least privilege.

Why SQL professionals still fail DP-300

The exam is written for the person who owns the database at 3 a.m., not the person who queries it at 3 p.m. Compare what daily SQL work teaches against what the outline asks.

What you know from day-to-day SQL work What the exam also expects
You write queries and fix the slow ones someone reportsConfigure Query Store, read execution plans, resolve session blocking with DMVs, and know when intelligent query processing features apply
Backups run on a schedule someone set up years agoDesign a backup strategy against RPO/RTO, restore to a point in time with T-SQL, and configure long-term retention to cloud storage
Failover is the cloud provider's problemChoose between active geo-replication, failover groups, availability groups and log shipping for a stated recovery target, then plan the failover test
Logins get created when someone asksEntra ID authentication across all three Azure SQL flavors, security principals from Entra identities, least privilege on every securable, in T-SQL
Encryption is a checkbox that was on when you arrivedTDE vs Always Encrypted vs Always Encrypted with VBS enclaves, plus dynamic data masking, ledger tables and row-level security, and when each fits

Every right-hand cell is a named objective on the April 2026 outline. Generated question drills are the cheapest way to find out which of those you can only half-explain, before the proctored clock is running.

How to build DP-300 practice questions that match the real blueprint

Study to the weights: security, monitoring and HA/DR carry the exam. Provisioning and automation matter, but they are the smaller half.

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Upload current material
The DP-300 study guide, Microsoft Learn modules, or your own notes. If it never mentions database watcher, ledger or Azure SQL Database in Microsoft Fabric, it predates the April 2026 outline.
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Drill HA/DR scenarios
Generate scenario questions that state an RPO and RTO and ask for the design: geo-replication vs failover groups vs availability groups vs log shipping. This decision tree is classic DP-300 territory.
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Tune with Query Store
Drill the monitoring stack until the tools stop blurring together: Query Store vs Extended Events vs DMVs vs database watcher vs Intelligent Insights, and which question each one answers.
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Finish with the official mock
DP-300 has a free official practice assessment on Microsoft Learn. Use generated questions to close gaps domain by domain, then confirm readiness on the official mock before booking.

DP-300 exam questions, answered

What is the DP-300 exam?
Exam DP-300: Administering Microsoft Azure SQL Solutions is the exam for the Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate certification. It tests running SQL workloads across Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, SQL Server on Azure VMs and on-premises: security, monitoring and optimization, task automation, and high availability and disaster recovery. A score of 700 or greater is required to pass.
Is DP-300 retired?
No. The confusion comes from neighboring retirements in Microsoft's data track: DP-203 retired March 31, 2025 and DP-100 retired June 1, 2026. DP-300 was refreshed instead: a new skills outline took effect April 24, 2026, with every change graded Minor or No change in the official log. The certification remains live and earnable.
What is on the DP-300 exam?
Five domains: plan and implement data platform resources (15 to 20 percent, the smallest), implement a secure environment (20 to 25 percent), monitor, configure, and optimize database resources (20 to 25 percent), configure and manage automation of tasks (15 to 20 percent), and plan and configure a high availability and disaster recovery environment (20 to 25 percent). The outline names Query Store, database watcher, Always Encrypted with VBS enclaves, ledger, elastic jobs and Bicep verbatim.
How hard is the DP-300 exam?
It rewards operational depth over query-writing skill. The consistently hard areas are performance troubleshooting (execution plans, blocking, DMVs), HA/DR design against RPO/RTO targets, and the security stack from TDE through Always Encrypted to row-level security. Developers who interact with databases mostly through application code tend to find the DBA-side objectives unfamiliar.
Is the DP-300 certification worth it?
If you administer SQL databases for a living, or want to, it is the most role-accurate Microsoft certification available: the only current exam built around the DBA job rather than engineering or analytics. It also complements the Azure admin track; candidates deciding between the two paths can compare it with the AZ-104 practice test blueprint.
How many questions are on the DP-300 exam?
Microsoft does not publish an official question count for DP-300. It does publish a passing score of 700, the exam page allots 100 minutes for the assessment, and a free official practice assessment is available on Microsoft Learn. Treat any site quoting an exact question count as unofficial, and confirm details on the exam page when you schedule.
What are the prerequisites for the DP-300 exam?
None. You can book DP-300 directly with no prior certification. Microsoft's candidate profile assumes working knowledge of Azure SQL services and SQL Server administration. If you are newer to the data platform, the DP-900 practice test covers the fundamentals exam many candidates take first, though it is optional.

PDFQuiz is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Microsoft. Microsoft Azure, Azure SQL, Microsoft Fabric and SQL Server are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. This generator builds practice questions from material you upload and is a study aid, not a substitute for official learning paths. Always confirm the current skills-measured document before you book.

Related study tools

DP-300 anchors the database side of the Azure track: the DP-900 practice test covers the data fundamentals beneath it, the AZ-104 practice test covers the general Azure administration path, and the DP-700 practice test covers the Fabric data engineering exam that replaced DP-203. Any study guide works with the certification exam generator.

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