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Certification
Microsoft Certified: SQL AI Developer Associate
As a candidate for this certification, you should be adept at building AI‑enabled database solutions across Microsoft SQL platforms, integrating AI features, applying T‑SQL and CI/CD practices, and collaborating with cross‑functional teams to deliver secure, scalable, high‑performance data solutions.
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Overview
As a candidate for this Microsoft Certification, you should have subject matter expertise in designing and developing AI-enabled database solutions across Microsoft SQL platforms, including Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL, and SQL databases in Microsoft Fabric.
You should also have experience writing T-SQL code and developing databases in Microsoft SQL platforms. Plus, you need to be familiar with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices in GitHub, AI-assisted development tools, and AI concepts, such as embeddings, vectors, and models.
Your responsibilities include:
- Designing and developing database solutions that include both structured and semi-structured data.
- Integrating AI features into modern and highly scalable enterprise applications.
- Securing, optimizing, and deploying database solutions.
- Implementing AI capabilities in database solutions.
You work closely with application developers; database administrators (DBAs); architects; AI engineers; development, security, operations (DevSecOps) engineers; security and compliance administrators; and other stakeholders to deliver robust, high-performance database solutions that power modern applications and AI-driven experiences.
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Assessed on this exam
- Design and develop database solutions
- Secure, optimize, and deploy database solutions
- Implement AI capabilities in SQL solutions
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