Intro to SQL Challenge
Push your skills to the next level in a live environmentBeginner
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About Lab Challenges
Lab challenges are hands-on labs with the gloves off. You jump into an auto-provisioned cloud environment and are given a goal to accomplish. No instructions, no hints. To pass, you'll have a limited time to demonstrate your problem-solving skills and get the checks that inspect the state of your lab environment.
Challenge Description
Structured Query Language (SQL) is a database language for storing, manipulating and retrieving data. Companies use SQL when they have a need to store, update and serve data with clearly-defined relationships or using mature, proven technology, with a database language that is easy to get started with.
In this lab challenge, you'll be provided with a SQL environment and complete several SQL tasks in order to pass. This is a real environment, meaning you'll have the chance to show practical experience rather than answer questions in a multiple-choice environment.
Updates
March 13th, 2020 - Updated the lab's SQL license and validation steps
What will be assessed
- Your knowledge of basic SQL principles
- Your ability to navigate within Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
- Your practical ability to create and manage data using SQL
Intended audience
- Prospective developers, data scientists and database engineers
- Anyone who needs the ability to store, edit and view data
- Anyone interested in full-stack, backend or website development
Prerequisites
- Familiarity with the Azure Portal is helpful but not required
- The Cloud Academy lab on working with SQL
About the Author
Matt has worked for multiple Fortune 500 companies as a DevOps Engineer and Solutions Architect. He is an AWS Certified Solution Architect - Associate, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate and an AWS Certified Developer - Associate. He enjoys reading and learning new technologies.